Deaths in February 2015

The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2015. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous months".

Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, cause of death, reference (must be added) are added.

February 2015

 February 1 - Aldo Ciccolini, 89, French pianist.MORTO ALDO CICCOLINI, IL GRANDE PIANISTA CHE AMAVA FIRENZE. AVEVA 90 ANNI 
 February 1 - Ann Mara, 85, American football team owner (New York Giants), complications from fall.
 February 1 - Udo Lattek, 80, German football player and manager (Bayern Munich, Barcelona).
 February 1 - Monty Oum, 33, American animator (Red vs. Blue, RWBY), allergic reaction.
 February 2 - Andriy Kuzmenko, 46, Ukrainian singer (Skryabin), car accident.У Дніпропетровській обл. в ДТП загинув співак Кузьма Скрябін (Андрій Кузьменко) 
 February 2 - Stewart Stern, 92, American screenwriter (Rebel Without a Cause), brain cancer.'Rebel Without a Cause' Screenwriter Stewart Stern Dies at 92
 February 2 - Anand Shukla, 74, Indian cricketer.
 February 3 - Mary Healy, 96, American actress (The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T) and singer.Mary Healy, Actress and Singer, Dies at 96
 February 3 - Sir Martin Gilbert, 78, British historian and biographer, member of the Iraq Inquiry panel.Iraq Inquiry panel member Sir Martin Gilbert dies aged 78
 February 3 - Frank Borghi, 89, American Hall of Fame soccer player (national team).St. Louis Soccer Legend Frank Borghi Dies
 February 3 - Charlie Sifford, 92, American golfer, complications from a stroke.Charlie Stifford, golf pioneer, dies
 February 3 - Muath Al-Kasasbeh, 26, Jordanian pilot, burned.Isis video shows Jordanian hostage being burned to death (death announced on this date)
 February 4 - Eduardo Laborde, 47, Argentine rugby union player (national team), traffic collision.Un ex Puma murió en Pinamar: iba en bicicleta y lo atropellaron  
 February 4 - Richard Bonehill, 67, British actor and stuntman (The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi).Star Wars actor Richard Bonehill dies (death announced on this date)
 February 4 - Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi, c. 45, Iraqi Al-Qaeda bomber, executed.Jordan Executes Sajida al-Rishawi after Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS 
 February 4 - Fitzhugh L. Fulton, 89, American NASA research pilot.
 February 4 - Wes Cooley, 82, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon (1995–1997).
 February 5 - K. N. Choksy, 81, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, MP (1989–2010), Minister of Finance (2001–2004).
 February 5 - Henri Coppens, 84, Belgian footballer, winner of the Golden Shoe (1954).Voetballegende Rik Coppens (84) overleden 
 February 6 - Marisa Del Frate, 83, Italian actress, singer and television personality.Morta soubrette Marisa Del Frate 
 February 6 - Assia Djebar, 78, Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker, member of the Académie française.Mort de l’académicienne Assia Djebar 
 February 6 - André Brink, 79, South African writer.Andre Brink dies
 February 6 - Kathrine Windfeld, 48, Danish movie director (Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation).Danish director Kathrine Windfeld dies aged 48
 February 6 - Norm Drucker, 94, American basketball referee.Norm Drucker, Referee Who Felled N.B.A. Giants, Dies at 94
 February 6 - Alan Nunnelee, 56, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi (since 2011), brain cancer.Spokeswoman: Republican Rep. Nunnelee of Mississippi Dies
 February 6 - Pedro León Zapata, 85, Venezuelan cartoonist, painter and writer.Muere a los 85 años el caricaturista venezolano Pedro León Zapata  
 February 7 - Dean Smith, 83, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (North Carolina).Dean Smith dies at age of 83
 February 7 - John C. Whitehead, 92, American financier (Goldman Sachs) and civil servant, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (1985–1989), cancer.Whitehead, former leader of Goldman Sachs, dies at 92
 February 7 - René Lavand, 86, Argentine magician and illusionist, pneumonia.Murió el ilusionista René Lavand  
 February 7 - Joe B. Mauldin, 74, American bassist (The Crickets), cancer.Buddy Holly bassist Joe Mauldin dies
 February 7 - Donald H. Clausen, 91, American politician, U.S. Representative from California (1963–1983).Former Local Congressman Don Clausen Dies at 91
 February 7 - Marshall Rosenberg, 80, American psychologist, creator of Nonviolent Communication.
 February 7 - Billy Casper, 83, American golfer, seventh all-time in career PGA Tour wins, complications from pneumonia and heart attack.Billy Casper dies at age 83
 February 8 - Müzeyyen Senar, 96, Turkish singer, pneumonia.Veteran Turkish singer Müzeyyen Senar dies aged 96
 February 8 - Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, 75, Finnish parapsychologist.Ufologi Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde on kuollut  
 February 9 - Øyvind Bjorvatn, 83, Norwegian politician, leader of the Liberal People's Party (1982–1986).Øyvind Bjorvatn er død 
 February 9 - Jorge Sassi, 64, Argentine actor, renal failure.A los 64 años, murió el actor Jorge Sassi  
 February 10 - Deng Liqun, 99, Chinese politician.邓力群同志逝世 (in Chinese)
 February 10 - Naseer Aruri, 81, Palestinian scholar and human rights activist, Parkinson's disease.Palestine's champion, Naseer Aruri, dies aged 81
 February 11 - Roger Hanin, 89, French actor and movie director.Acteur Roger Hanin est mort 
 February 11 - Bob Simon, 73, American television journalist (60 Minutes), traffic collision.Bob Simon, '60 Minutes' correspondent, killed in crash on West Side Highway
 February 11 - Ray Hathaway, 98, American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers).
 February 11 - Anne Cuneo, 78, Swiss author and movie director.L'écrivaine vaudoise Anne Cuneo s'est éteinte à l'âge de 78 ans (in French)
 February 11 - Jerry Tarkanian, 84, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Long Beach State, UNLV, San Antonio Spurs, Fresno State), respiratory failure.
 February 12 - Cornelis Pieter van den Hoek, 93, Dutch resistance fighter, recipient of the Military William Order.Drager Militaire Willems-Orde Van den Hoek (93) overleden 
 February 12 - Ernest J. Sternglass, 91, American physicist and professor, heart failure.Physicist Ernest Sternglass dies at 91
 February 12 - Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, 84, Malaysian politician, Menteri Besar of Kelantan (1990–2013), prostate cancer.
 February 12 - Tomie Ohtake, 101, Japanese-Brazilian artist, heart failure.Death notice of Tomie Ohtake
 February 12 - Oliver Rackham, 75, British landscape ecologist.
 February 12 - Steve Strange, 55, British musician (Visage), heart attack.New Romantic pioneer Strange dies
 February 12 - David Carr, 58, American columnist (The New York Times) and author, lung cancer and heart disease.David Carr, Media Columnist for The Times, Is Dead at 58
 February 12 - Gary Owens, 80, American television announcer (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In) and actor (Midnight Cowboy, Space Ghost), diabetes.Gary Owens, Announcer of ‘Laugh-In’ Fame, Dies at 80
 February 12 - Movita Castaneda, 98, American actress (Mutiny on the Bounty), neck injury.Movita Castaneda dies at 98; film actress was Marlon Brando's second wife
 February 12 - Richie Pratt, 71, American jazz drummer.Drummer, Richie Pratt (March 11, 1943 - February 12, 2015) 
 February 13 - Kesava Reddy, 68, Indian writer.Telugu novelist Kesava Reddy passed away
 February 13 - Stan Chambers, 91, American television reporter (KTLA).
 February 14 - Wim Ruska, 74, Dutch judoka, Olympic gold medallist (1972).Oud-olympisch judokampioen Wim Ruska op 74-jarige leeftijd overleden 
 February 14 - Franjo Mihalić, 94, Croatian Yugoslav long distance runner, Olympic silver medallist (1956).Preminuo Franjo Mihalić Odlazak legende (in Bosnian) 
 February 14 - Philip Levine, 87, American poet, pancreatic cancer.Former poet laureate Philip Levine, a champion of the working class, dies at 87
 February 14 - Louis Jourdan, 93, French actor (Gigi, Octopussy).Louis Jourdan, Star of 'Octopussy' and 'Gigi', Dies at 93
 February 14 - Michele Ferrero, 89, Italian businessman (Ferrero SpA).Monaco, è morto Michele Ferrero 
 February 14 - Pamela Cundell, 95, English actress (Dad's Army).Pamela Cundell obituary 
 February 15 - Steve Montador, 35, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks).Steve Montador, former Flames defenceman, dies at age 35: reports
 February 15 - Haron Amin, 46, Afghan diplomat, Ambassador to Japan (2004–2009), cancer.
 February 15 - Eileen Essell, 92, English actress (Duplex, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Producers).
 February 16 - Aleksandr Melentyev, 60, Soviet Russian sport shooter, Olympic champion (1980).Скончался олимпийский чемпион 1980 года по стрельбе из пистолета 
 February 16 - John Davies, 76, British historian.Historian and BBC commentator John Davies dies aged 76 (death announced on this date)
 February 16 - Uri Orbach, 54, Israeli writer, journalist and politician, blood disease.Bayit Yehudi minister Uri Orbach dies at 54
 February 16 - R. R. Patil, 58, Indian politician, oral cancer.NCP Leader, R R Patil passes away
 February 16 - Lesley Gore, 68, American singer ("It's My Party") and actress (Batman), cancer.'It's My Party' singer Lesley Gore dies at 68
 February 16 - Heinrich Windelen, 93, German politician, Member of the Bundestag (1957–1990).Trauer um Heinrich Windelen: Der frühere Bundesminister ist tot 
 February 16 - Lasse Braun, 78, Italian porn movie director and producer.Addio a Lasse Braun, il re del porno   
 February 17 - Andrzej Koszewski, 92, Polish composer.Z najgłębszym żalem zawiadamiamy, że dnia 17 lutego 2015 odszedł od nas Ś†P Prof. Andrzej Koszewski  
 February 17 - Cathy Ubels-Veen, 86, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1982–1986).Oud-Kamerlid Cathy Ubels (EVP) overleden ]
 February 18 - Cass Ballenger, 88, American politician, member of United States House of Representatives from North Carolina (1986–2005).
 February 18 - Claude Criquielion, 58, Belgian cyclist, UCI World Road Race champion (1984), complications from a stroke.Claude Criquielion overleden 
 February 18 - Mark Fischer, 64, American intellectual property lawyer.MARK ALAN FISCHER
 February 18 - Jerome Kersey, 52, American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers), blood clot.Portland Trail Blazers Legend Jerome Kersey Passes Away At 52 Years Old
 February 19 - Harris Wittels, 30, American television producer and writer (Parks and Recreation, The Sarah Silverman Program).
 February 20 - Henry Segerstrom, 91, American entrepreneur.Developer and philanthropist Henry T. Segerstrom dies at 91
 February 20 - Ibrahim Biogradlić, 83, Bosnian Yugoslav footballer, Olympic silver medalist (1956).Preminuo Ibrahim Biogradlić, rekorder po broju nastupa za FK Sarajevo 
 February 21 - Sadeq Tabatabaei, 71, Iranian politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1979–1980),  lung cancer.صادق طباطبایی درگذشت ]
 February 21 - Clark Terry, 94, American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist, complications from diabetes.Jazz Musician Clark Terry Dies at 94
 February 21 - Daniel Topolski, 69, British rowing coach and commentator.Daniel Topolski: BBC commentator Topolski dies aged 69
 February 22 - Kim Kyung-roul, 34, South Korean professional billiards player.Billiards world in shock: Kyung-Roul Kim passed away
 February 23 - John Rowlands, 76, Welsh author and novelist. Welsh author John Rowlands dies, 76
 February 24 - Rakhat Aliyev, 52, Kazah politician and diplomat, suicide by hanging.
 February 24 - Irving Kahn, 109, American investor.Irving Kahn, the world's oldest investor, dies at 109
 February 24 - Roger Cecil, 72, Welsh painter. Man found dead believed to be missing man and renowned artist Roger Cecil - 'One of Wales’ most accomplished artists' (body found on this date)
 February 24 - Donald Keough, 88, American businessman, President of The Coca-Cola Company (1981–1993).Former Coke President Don Keough dies
 February 24 - Maurice Hurley, 75, American television writer and producer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Baywatch, Miami Vice).
 February 24 - Bertrice Small, 77, American author.Bertrice Small 1937 - 2015
 February 25 - Terry Gill, 75, Australian actor ("Crocodile" Dundee, Prisoner, The Flying Doctors), lung cancer.Crocodile Dundee, Flying Doctors actor Terry Gill, 75, dead
 February 25 - Eugenie Clark, 92, American ichthyologist.'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has Died
 February 26 - Fritz J. Raddatz, 83, German feuilletonist, essayist, biographer and romancier. Der Literaturkritiker Fritz J. Raddatz ist gestorben
 February 26 - Earl Lloyd, 86, American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals, Detroit Pistons).Earl Lloyd, hoops pioneer, dies
 February 26 - Tom Schweich, 54, American politician, Missouri State Auditor (since 2011), suicide by gunshot.Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich dead, reportedly from self-inflicted gunshot
 February 26 - Martha Cohen, 94-95, Canadian community builder and philanthropist.Martha Cohen, Calgary philanthropist, dies
 February 26 - Avijit Roy, Bangladeshi-born American writer, stabbed.Bangladeshi writer attacked, dies in hospital
 February 26 - Theodore Hesburgh, 97, American Roman Catholic priest, president of the University of Notre Dame (1952-1987).Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Former Notre Dame President, Dies at 97
 February 27 - Leonard Nimoy, 83, American actor and director (Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Fringe), COPD.Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83
 February 27 - Boris Nemtsov, 55, Russian politician, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (1991–1997), First Deputy Prime Minister (1997–1998), Deputy Prime Minister (1998), shot.Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
 February 27 - Richard Bakalyan, 84, American character actor (Batman, Chinatown, The Fox and the Hound).Richard Bakalyan
 February 27 - Bohdan Tomaszewski, 93, Polish sports commentator.
 February 27 - Bob Benmosche, 70, American executive, President and CEO of American International Group (2009–2014), lung cancer.Former AIG CEO Robert Benmosche Dies of Cancer at 70
 February 27 - Mykhailo Chechetov, 61, Ukrainian politician, suicide.Yanukovych’s ally Chechetov commits suicide under house arrest
 February 28 - Anthony Mason, 48, American basketball player (New York Knicks), heart failure.Anthony Mason dies at age of 48
 February 28 - Yaşar Kemal, 91, Turkish author, Légion d'honneur recipient.

Months
 January 2015
 March 2015

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