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Who died on February 15
88 figures who shaped history died on February 15.
- 88deaths
- 51events
Best known
Best known
Leontius
Byzantine emperor from 695 to 698
Tiberius III
Byzantine emperor from 698 to 705
Gisela of Swabia
Holy Roman Empress from 1027 to 1039
Pope Lucius II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1144 to 1145
Conrad III of Germany
King of Germany from 1138 to 1152
William Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk
14th-century British nobleman
Leontius — Byzantine emperor from 695 to 698, who died on February 15 706.
Tiberius III — Byzantine emperor from 698 to 705, who died on February 15 706.
Gisela of Swabia — Holy Roman Empress from 1027 to 1039, who died on February 15 1043.
Pope Lucius II — Head of the Catholic Church from 1144 to 1145, who died on February 15 1145.
Conrad III of Germany — King of Germany from 1138 to 1152, who died on February 15 1152.
William Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk — 14th-century British nobleman, who died on February 15 1382.
All entries
- 670OOswiuKing of Bernicia (r. 642–670) and of Northumbria (r. 654–670)
- 815IIbn TabatabaAnti-Abbasid rebel leader (died 815)
- 956SSu Yugui
- 1417
Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of OxfordEnglish peer - 1508
Giovanni II BentivoglioItalian nobleman - 1600
José de AcostaSpanish missionary and writer (d. 1600) - 1621
Michael PraetoriusGerman composer, organist, and music theorist (c. 1571–1621) - 1637
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1619 to 1637 - 1738
Matthias BraunCzech sculptor - 1772
MitromarasGreek rebel and pirate
- 1781
Gotthold Ephraim LessingGerman Enlightenment writer
- 1818
Friedrich Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-IngelfingenPrussian general - 1835
Henry Hunt (politician)British social reformer - 1839
François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier - 1842
Archibald MenziesScottish surgeon, botanist and naturalist - 1844
Henry AddingtonPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804 - 1847
Germinal Pierre DandelinFrench mathematician, soldier and professor of engineering - 1848
Hermann von BoyenPrussian army officer - 1849
Pierre François VerhulstBelgian mathematician - 1857
Mikhail GlinkaRussian composer - 1869
GhalibIndian poet - 1877
Rayko ZhinzifovBulgarian poet
- 1885
Gregor von HelmersenBaltic German geologist - 1885
Leopold DamroschGerman American conductor and composer - 1897
Dimitrie GhicaRomanian politician - 1901
Edward Stafford (politician)Premier of New Zealand - 1905
Lew WallaceAmerican general, politician, and author - 1911
Theodor EscherichAustrian doctor - 1924
Lionel MoncktonBritish composer - 1928
H. H. AsquithPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916 - 1932
Minnie Maddern FiskeAmerican dramatist - 1933
Pat Sullivan (film producer)Australian-American animator - 1939
Kuzma Petrov-VodkinRussian painter
- 1956
Vincent de Moro-GiafferiFrench lawyer - 1959
Owen RichardsonBritish physicist - 1961
Laurence OwenAmerican figure skater - 1965
Nat King ColeAmerican singer and jazz pianist - 1966
Gerard Antoni CiołekPolish architect and historian - 1966
Camilo Torres RestrepoColombian Catholic revolutionary - 1967
Antonio MorenoSpanish-American actor - 1970
Hugh DowdingRoyal Air Force Air Chief Marshal - 1973
Wally CoxAmerican actor
- 1974
Kurt AtterbergSwedish composer and engineer - 1981
Mike BloomfieldAmerican blues guitarist - 1981
Karl Richter (conductor)German conductor - 1984
Ethel MermanAmerican actress and singer
- 1988
Richard FeynmanAmerican theoretical physicist - 1992MMaría Elena MoyanoPeruvian community organizer and activist
- 1992
William SchumanAmerican composer and arts administrator - 1996
McLean StevensonAmerican actor
- 1998
Martha GellhornAmerican war correspondent - 1999
Henry Way KendallAmerican particle physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics - 2000
Angus MacLeanCanadian politician - 2002
Howard K. SmithAmerican news anchor - 2002
Kevin Smith (New Zealand actor)New Zealand actor and musician
- 2004
Jens EvensenNorwegian politician - 2005
Pierre BacheletFrench singer-songwriter - 2005
Sam Francis (writer)American columnist and writer - 2007
Walker EdmistonAmerican actor - 2007
Ray EvansAmerican songwriter - 2008
Johnny WeaverAmerican professional wrestler - 2010
Jeanne M. HolmUnited States Air Force general - 2012CCyril DombBritish-Israeli physicist
- 2013
Sanan KachornprasartThai politician and military officer - 2013AAhmed Rajib HaiderBangladeshi blogger
- 2014
Thelma EstrinAmerican computer scientist and engineer - 2014
Christopher MalcolmCanadian actor and producer - 2015
Haron AminAfghan ambassador - 2015
Arnaud de BorchgraveAmerican journalist - 2015
Steve MontadorCanadian ice hockey player - 2016
George GaynesAmerican actor - 2016
Vanity (singer)Canadian singer-songwriter and actress - 2017
Stuart McLeanCanadian broadcaster and storyteller - 2019
Lee RadziwillAmerican socialite - 2020
Caroline FlackEnglish radio and television presenter - 2022
Bappi LahiriIndian singer and composer - 2022
P. J. O'RourkeAmerican political satirist and journalist - 2023
Raquel WelchAmerican actress and model - 2025
George ArmitageAmerican film director - 2025
Jorge Nuno Pinto da CostaPortuguese sports executive - 2025
Muhsin HendricksSouth African gay imam - 2026
Robert DuvallAmerican actor and filmmaker
Frequently asked questions
Who died on February 15?
88 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 15, including Leontius, Tiberius III, Gisela of Swabia. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on February 15?
51 documented historical events happened on February 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Codex Theodosianus, a compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire, was published. On the same day, in another year: Pope Paschal II issued the papal bull Pie postulatio voluntatis, formally recognising the establishment of the Knights Hospitaller. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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