Famous Birthdays In February - 15

1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on this day in history.  

1458  On February - 15 birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on February - 15.  

1524  On February - 15 birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims  

1557  On February - 15 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer  

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)  

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

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

1710  On this day in history birth of louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74)  

1725  Abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794) was born on February - 15.  

1726  On this day in history birth of abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence  

1739  On February - 15 birth of alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813)  

1740  Ernst Eichner, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  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  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 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 this day in history.  

1797  On February - 15 birth of henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway)  

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

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on February - 15.  

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

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on February - 15.  

1568  On February - 15 hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36  

1580  On February - 15 cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies  

1597  On February - 15 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(?)