Famous Birthdays In February - 15

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  On February - 15 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 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 February - 15.  

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

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

1564  Galileo Galilei, Pisa Italy, astronomer/physicist was born on February - 15.  

1571  Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music) was born on February - 15.  

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

1650  Anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (hugenot) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On February - 15 birth of louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74)  

1725  On this day in history birth of abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794)  

1726  On this day in history 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  Ernst Eichner, composer was born on February - 15.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1768  On this day in history birth of jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer  

1774  On February - 15 birth of w G Frederik, prince of Orange  

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

1783  On February - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer  

1785  Claude Louis Marie Navier was born on February - 15.  

1789  On February - 15 birth of friedrich Fesca, composer  

1795  On February - 15 birth of charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign)  

1797  Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway) was born on this day in history.  

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1043  On this day in history gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52  

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

1152  On February - 15 konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58  

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 February - 15.  

1580  On February - 15 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 February - 15 jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)