Famous Birthdays In February - 15

1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on February - 15.  

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  On this day in history birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30  

1497  On February - 15 birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant  

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  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1564  Galileo Galilei, Pisa Italy, astronomer/physicist was born on February - 15.  

1571  On this day in history birth of michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music)  

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

1650  On February - 15 birth of anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (hugenot)  

1660  Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans was born on this day in history.  

1666  On February - 15 birth of antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis)  

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

1707  On February - 15 birth of claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist  

1710  Louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1748  Jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian) was born on this day in history.  

1759  Friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena) was born on this day in history.  

1760  Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer was born on February - 15.  

1764  On February - 15 birth of jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker)  

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

1768  On this day in history birth of jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer  

1774  On February - 15 birth of w G Frederik, prince of Orange  

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

1783  On February - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer  

1785  Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 15.  

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

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on this day in history.  

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on February - 15.  

1568  On February - 15 hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36  

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on this day in history.  

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.