Famous Birthdays In February - 15

1368  On February - 15 birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)  

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.  

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

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on February - 15.  

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

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)  

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1620  Francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist was born on this day in history.  

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

1660  On February - 15 birth of frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans  

1666  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis) was born on February - 15.  

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

1725  Abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  

1726  On February - 15 birth of abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence  

1739  On February - 15 birth of alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813)  

1740  Ernst Eichner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1748  On February - 15 birth of jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian)  

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

1760  On this day in history birth of jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer  

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 February - 15.  

1774  W G Frederik, prince of Orange was born on this day in history.  

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

1783  Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer was born on this day in history.  

1785  On this day in history birth of claude Louis Marie Navier  

1789  On this day in history birth of friedrich Fesca, composer  

1795  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign) was born on this day in history.  

1797  On February - 15 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  On this day in history lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies  

1152  On February - 15 konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1600  On this day in history jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)