Timeline February 2015

Events in February 2015 6

• 1921 – 2015 Louis Jourdan (1921-2015) French actor, the romantic lead of Gigi and later a Bond villain in Octopussy.
• 1929 – 2015 Helmut Schmidt dies German Chancellor, age 96 Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of West Germany 1974-1982 and one of the architects of European integration, died on November 10, 2015, aged 96.
• 1931 – 2015 Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015) Died 27 February 2015, aged 83 Leonard Nimoy was an American actor best known for playing the half-Vulcan Spock in the Star Trek television series and films. His portrayal made Spock one of the most recognizable characters in science fiction. Nimoy also worked as a director, photographer and poet over a career spanning six decades.
• 1936 – 2015 Margaret Atwood Canadian novelist Atwood wrote The Handmaids Tale, exploring dystopian society, gender, and political control.
• 2015 Minsk II Agreement Signed Ceasefire deal for the war in eastern Ukraine Leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany negotiated the Minsk II agreement in Belarus, setting out a ceasefire and political roadmap for the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire took effect on 15 February but fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists continued intermittently for years. The agreement's political provisions were never fully implemented.
• 2015 Louis Jourdan dies in Beverly Hills Louis Jourdan dies aged 93.