Famous Birthdays In February - 15

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

1458  On February - 15 birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)   

1471  On February - 15 birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on this day in history.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on February - 15.   

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

1524  On February - 15 birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims   

1557  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1564  Galileo Galilei, Pisa Italy, astronomer/physicist was born on this day in history.   

1571  On February - 15 birth of michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music)   

1620  On February - 15 birth of francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist   

1650  Anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (hugenot) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history birth of frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans   

1666  On this day in history birth of antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis)   

1705  Charles A Vanloo, French painter was born on February - 15.   

1707  Claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist was born on this day in history.   

1710  On this day in history birth of louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74)   

1725  On this day in history birth of abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794)   

1726  Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence was born on this day in history.   

1739  On this day in history birth of alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813)   

1740  On this day in history birth of ernst Eichner, composer   

1748  On February - 15 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  Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer was born on this day in history.   

1764  Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker) was born on February - 15.   

1766  On this day in history birth of thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer   

1768  Jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1774  W G Frederik, prince of Orange was born on February - 15.   

1780  Carel Asser, Dutch jurist was born on February - 15.   

1783  Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer was born on February - 15.   

1785  On February - 15 birth of claude Louis Marie Navier   

1789  Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on February - 15.   

1795  On this day in history birth of charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign)   

1797  On this day in history birth of henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway)   

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1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on February - 15.   

1152  On this day in history konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58   

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on this day in history.   

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

1580  On this day in history cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

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.