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  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)  

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1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on February - 15.  

1145  On February - 15 lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies  

1152  On this day in history 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  On this day in history hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36  

1580  On this day in history 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  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15.