Famous Birthdays In February - 15
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1368 On this day in history birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)
1458 Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on February - 15.
1471 Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on February - 15.
1483 On this day in history birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30
1497 Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on this day in history.
1519 Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on February - 15.
1524 On this day in history birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims
1557 On February - 15 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer
1564 On this day in history birth of galileo Galilei, Pisa Italy, astronomer/physicist
1571 On February - 15 birth of michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music)
1620 Francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist was born on February - 15.
1650 Anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (hugenot) was born on February - 15.
1660 Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans was born on February - 15.
1666 On this day in history birth of antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis)
1705 On this day in history birth of charles A Vanloo, French painter
1707 On this day in history birth of claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist
1710 On February - 15 birth of louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74)
1725 Abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794) was born on February - 15.
1726 Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence was born on this day in history.
1739 Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.
1740 Ernst Eichner, composer was born on February - 15.
1748 On this day in history birth of jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian)
1759 On this day in history birth of friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)
1760 On February - 15 birth of jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer
1764 Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker) was born on this day in history.
1766 Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer was born on this day in history.
1768 On February - 15 birth of jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer
1774 On February - 15 birth of w G Frederik, prince of Orange
1780 On February - 15 birth of carel Asser, Dutch jurist
1783 Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer was born on this day in history.
1785 Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on this day in history.
1789 Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on this day in history.
1795 Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign) was born on February - 15.
1797 Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway) was born on this day in history.