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What happened in history on this day: February 15?
On February 15 in ...
- 1964 - The Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks.
- 1979 - Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show.
Births on February 15
- 1893 - Birth of Walter Donaldson; US pianist/composer ("Girl Crazy", "Whoopee").
- 1941 - Birth of Brian Holland; American pianist/producer (Holland/Dozier/Holland).
- 1944 - Birth of Mick Avory; rock drummer (Kinks - "Lola").
- 1951 - Birth of Melissa Manchester in the Bronx, New York, USA; singer ("Don't Cry Out Loud").
- 1957 - Birth of Jake E Lee; rocker (Badlands - "Dreams in the Dark").
- 1959 - Birth of Ali Campbell; British reggae vocalist, guitarist (UB40 - "Red Red Wine").
- 1960 - Birth of Michael Craig; rock bassist (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "Karma Chameleon").
- 1965 - Death of Nat "King" Cole AKA Nathaniel Adams Cole at age 45 of lung cancer; singer/pianist ("Straighten Up and Fly Right", "Mona Lisa", "Too Young", "Unforgettable", "Pretend", "Ballerina", "Ramblin' Rose", "The Christmas Song", "Mona Lisa").
- 1970 - Birth of Gloria Trevi in Mexico; sexy Spanish vocalist (A Gatas).
Deaths on February 15
- 1981 - Mike Bloomfield, rocker (Electric Flag), dies of drug overdose at age 36.
- 1984 - Death of Ethel Merman AKA Ethel Zimmerman in her sleep following brain cancer surgery at age 75; American singer, actress (Hollywood Palace TV show, Toast of the Town TV show, Shower of Stars TV show, Batman, Tarzan, and The Love Boat, Tony Award).
- 1987 - Death of Jimmy Holiday at age 42; US singer ("Baby I Love You").
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