Famous Birthdays In February - 15

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

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

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

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  On February - 15 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer  

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  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  Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans was born on February - 15.  

1666  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis) was born on this day in history.  

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

1707  Claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1726  Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence was born on February - 15.  

1739  Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813) was born on February - 15.  

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 February - 15.  

1760  On February - 15 birth of jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer  

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

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 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  Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on February - 15.  

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  Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway) was born on February - 15.  

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1043  On February - 15 gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52  

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  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  On February - 15 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(?)