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 this day in history.   

1471  On this day in history birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on February - 15.   

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

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

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

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

1620  Francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist was born on February - 15.   

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 February - 15.   

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  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 birth of abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794)   

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  On this day in history birth of ernst Eichner, composer   

1748  On this day in history 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 February - 15.   

1766  On February - 15 birth of thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer   

1768  On February - 15 birth of jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer   

1774  W G Frederik, prince of Orange was born on February - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1789  On February - 15 birth of friedrich Fesca, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1503  On this day in history henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies   

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

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on February - 15.   

1597  On February - 15 pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

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