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  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 February - 15.  

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1564  On February - 15 birth of galileo Galilei, Pisa Italy, astronomer/physicist  

1571  Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music) was born on February - 15.  

1620  Francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist was born on February - 15.  

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

1705  Charles A Vanloo, French painter was born on this day in history.  

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

1710  On February - 15 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  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 February - 15.  

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

1764  On this day in history birth of jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker)  

1766  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 birth of carel Asser, Dutch jurist  

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

1785  Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on February - 15.  

1789  Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 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 February - 15.  

1503  On February - 15 henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies  

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on February - 15.  

1580  On February - 15 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(?)