Famous Birthdays In February - 15
Friday, 29 September 2023
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 this day in history.
1471 Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on February - 15.
1483 On February - 15 birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30
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 On February - 15 birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims
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.
1620 On this day in history 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 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 Louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74) was born on February - 15.
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 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 On February - 15 birth of jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian)
1759 On this day in history birth of friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)
1760 On this day in history 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 Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer was born on this day in history.
1768 On this day in history birth of jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer
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 February - 15 birth of claude Louis Marie Navier
1789 Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on this day in history.
1795 Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign) was born on February - 15.
1797 On this day in history birth of henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway)