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 February - 15.  

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 February - 15.  

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

1524  On this day in history birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims  

1557  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer  

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

1571  On February - 15 birth of michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music)  

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1620  On February - 15 birth of francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist  

1650  On this day in history birth of anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (hugenot)  

1660  On February - 15 birth of frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans  

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

1705  Charles A Vanloo, French painter was born on February - 15.  

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

1710  On February - 15 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  Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence was born on this day in history.  

1739  Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.  

1740  On February - 15 birth of ernst Eichner, composer  

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

1764  On this day in history 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  Jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer was born on February - 15.  

1774  W G Frederik, prince of Orange was born on this day in history.  

1780  On this day in history birth of carel Asser, Dutch jurist  

1783  Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer was born on February - 15.  

1785  Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on this day in history.  

1789  Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on February - 15.  

1795  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign) was born on February - 15.  

1797  Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway) was born on February - 15.  

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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  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on February - 15.  

1503  On this day in history 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  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on February - 15.  

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on February - 15.  

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on this day in history.