Historical Events In February - 15

1789  Friedrich Fesca, composer on February - 15.  

1795  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign) on this day in history.  

1797  Battle of Cape St Vincent on February - 15.  

1797  Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway) on February - 15.  

1799  On this day in history first US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania  

1799  On this day in history 1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania  

1800  On February - 15 frederik W Conrad, Dutch hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer  

1803  On February - 15 john Augustus Sutter, Swiss/US colonist (New Helvetia Ca, Sutter Mill)  

1804  On February - 15 new Jersey becomes last northern state to abolish slavery  

1805  Harmony Society is officially formed on February - 15.  

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1807  On February - 15 ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer  

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

1811  Domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74) on February - 15.  

1812  On this day in history charles Lewis Tiffany, Killingly Ct, jeweler (Tiffany)  

1817  On this day in history charles F Daubigny, French restauranteur/painter  

1818  Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1819  Christopher Sholes, Mooresburg Penn, inventor (typewriter) on this day in history.  

1820  Susan Brownell Anthony, Adams Mass, woman's suffragette on February - 15.  

1820  On this day in history pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63  

1821  Abraham de Amorie van der de Have, theologist/poet on February - 15.  

1822  Theodor Uhlig, composer on February - 15.  

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

1826  George J Stoney, Irish physicist on this day in history.  

1828  Johan H van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Dictionary) on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Roland Blake)  

1831  Henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies on February - 15.  

1832  On February - 15 hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer, dies at 85  

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

1835  Alexander Stuart Webb, Major General (Union Army), died in 1911 on February - 15.  

1835  Henry Hunt, British politican, dies on this day in history.  

1841  Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch dr/chemist (electrical car), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history postage stamps with adhesive on the back are sold for the first time at the New York City post office.  

1842  1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC on February - 15.  

1844  Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 on February - 15.  

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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 February - 15.  

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.  

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  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on February - 15.  

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on this day in history.  

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  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on this day in history.  

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 February - 15.