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 this day in history.  

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

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 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  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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.  

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1620  On this day in history birth of francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist  

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

1660  Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans was born on February - 15.  

1666  On this day in history birth of antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis)  

1705  On February - 15 birth of charles A Vanloo, French painter  

1707  On February - 15 birth of claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist  

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)  

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

1780  Carel Asser, Dutch jurist was born on February - 15.  

1783  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer  

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

1789  On February - 15 birth of friedrich Fesca, composer  

1795  On this day in history birth of charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign)  

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

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

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on this day in history.  

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