Famous Birthdays In February - 15

1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 February - 15.  

1519  On this day in history birth of pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida)  

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on February - 15.  

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1571  Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music) was born on this day in history.  

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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  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  On February - 15 birth of charles A Vanloo, French painter  

1707  Claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist was born on February - 15.  

1710  Louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74) was born on February - 15.  

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

1726  On this day in history birth of abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence  

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

1797  Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1597  On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66  

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