Historical Events In February - 15

1908  On February - 15 sidney Gilliat, producer  

1909  On this day in history harold Beeley, British diplomat  

1910  The Boy Scouts of America is founded on this day in history.  

1910  Albert Fuchs, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history fram reaches latitude 78º 41' S, farthest south ever by ship  

1912  Fram reaches latitude 78° 41' S, farthest south ever by ship on February - 15.  

1913  First avant-garde art show in America opens in New York NY on this day in history.  

1913  1st avant-garde art show in America opens in NYC on this day in history.  

1916  NY Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500 on this day in history.  

1916  On February - 15 nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer, dies at 73  

1917  On February - 15 san Francisco Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated  

1917  SF Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated on February - 15.  

1917  Charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1918  Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopt the Gregorian calendar on February - 15.  

1918  First WWI US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland on this day in history.  

1918  1st WW I US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland on February - 15.  

1919  1,700 Jews are murdered in the Ukrainian town of Proskoruv by followers of Simon Petlura, Ukrainian Nationalist leader on February - 15.  

1919  On this day in history american Legion organizes in Paris  

1919  Pieter K Pel, Dutch internist (Pel-Ebstein fever), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1921  On February - 15 arthur Mailey completes 9-121 v England, Australian Test Cricket rec  

1921  Hans Haym, composer, dies at 60 on February - 15.  

1922  Marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex on February - 15.  

1922  Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German/Dutch anarchist/feminist, dies at 36 on February - 15.  

1923  On February - 15 josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69  

1924  Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62 on February - 15.  

1926  On February - 15 contract air mail service begins in US  

1926  Brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYC on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75  

1929  St Valentine's Day massacre (Chicago) on February - 15.  

1930  Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes on February - 15.  

1931  On February - 15 first Dracula movie released  

1931  The birth of Claire Bloom, English actress on this day in history.  

1931  On February - 15 1st Dracula movie released  

1932  3rd Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY on February - 15.  

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1368  On this day in history birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)  

1458  On this day in history birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)  

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.  

1483  On February - 15 birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30  

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant  

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on this day in history.  

1524  On this day in history birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims  

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on February - 15.  

1043  On this day in history gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52  

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on this day in history.  

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on February - 15.  

1503  On this day in history henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies  

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on February - 15.  

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on February - 15.  

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15.