Famous Birthdays In February - 15

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

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on February - 15.  

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  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant  

1519  On February - 15 birth of pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida)  

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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1620  On this day in history birth of francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist  

1650  Anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (hugenot) was born on February - 15.  

1660  On this day in history 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  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  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  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  Jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian) was born on this day in history.  

1759  On this day in history birth of friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)  

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

1764  Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker) was born on this day in history.  

1766  On February - 15 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 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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1568  On this day in history hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36  

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  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15.