Famous Birthdays In February - 15

1800  Frederik W Conrad, Dutch hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer was born on this day in history.   

1803  John Augustus Sutter, Swiss/US colonist (New Helvetia Ca, Sutter Mill) was born on this day in history.   

1807  Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer was born on February - 15.   

1809  On February - 15 birth of cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor (Mechanical reaper)   

1809  André Dumont, Belgian geologist (d. 1857) was born on February - 15.   

1811  On this day in history birth of domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74)   

1812  On February - 15 birth of charles Lewis Tiffany, Killingly Ct, jeweler (Tiffany)   

1817  Charles F Daubigny, French restauranteur/painter was born on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history birth of christopher Sholes, Mooresburg Penn, inventor (typewriter)   

1820  Susan Brownell Anthony, Adams Mass, woman's suffragette was born on this day in history.   

1821  Abraham de Amorie van der de Have, theologist/poet was born on this day in history.   

1822  Theodor Uhlig, composer was born on this day in history.   

1823  Li Hung-Tshang, Chinese rebel leader/viceroy of Tsheli Canton was born on this day in history.   

1825  Carter Harrison, Sr., American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1826  George J Stoney, Irish physicist was born on February - 15.   

1828  On this day in history birth of johan H van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Dictionary)   

1829  On February - 15 birth of silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Roland Blake)   

1834  On February - 15 birth of william Preece, English electrical engineer/wireless pioneer   

1835  On this day in history birth of alexander Stuart Webb, Major General (Union Army), died in 1911   

1835  Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author (d. 1908) was born on February - 15.   

1841  On this day in history birth of manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian politician (d. 1913)   

1845  Elihu Root, (R)/US Sec of State (1905-09)/Nobel Peace Prize (1912) was born on February - 15.   

1847  Robert Fuchs, composer was born on this day in history.   

1855  Gustav Hollaender, composer was born on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history birth of frank Harris, Galway England, writer   

1856  On this day in history birth of emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926)   

1858  On February - 15 birth of william Pickering, Boston, astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn)   

1861  Alfred North Whitehead, Engl mathematician/philosopher (Adv of Ideas) was born on this day in history.   

1861  On February - 15 birth of halford John Mackinder, Gainsborough Lincolnshire, geographer   

1866  On February - 15 birth of bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian   

1874  On February - 15 birth of emilis Melngailis, composer   

1874  Ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica) was born on February - 15.   

1877  On this day in history birth of louis Renault, French automobile executive (d. 1944)   

1882  On February - 15 birth of john Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde)   

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1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

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

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

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