Famous Personalities Born 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 February - 15.   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on February - 15.   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on this day in history.   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1564  Galileo Galilei, Pisa Italy, astronomer/physicist was born on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history birth of michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music)   

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 February - 15.   

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

1707  On this day in history birth of claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist   

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

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

1740  On February - 15 birth of ernst Eichner, composer   

1748  Jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian) was born on February - 15.   

1759  Friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena) was born on February - 15.   

1760  Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1766  Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer was born on February - 15.   

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 this day in history birth of carel Asser, Dutch jurist   

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 February - 15 birth of friedrich Fesca, composer   

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

1797  On this day in history birth of henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on February - 15.   

1145  On this day in history lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies   

1152  On this day in history konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58   

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 this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

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(?)