Page 3: 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 this day in history.   

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

1799  First US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania on February - 15.   

1799  On February - 15 1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania   

1800  Frederik W Conrad, Dutch hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer on February - 15.   

1803  On this day in history john Augustus Sutter, Swiss/US colonist (New Helvetia Ca, Sutter Mill)   

1804  New Jersey becomes last northern state to abolish slavery on February - 15.   

1805  On this day in history harmony Society is officially formed.   

1807  Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor (Mechanical reaper)   

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

1812  Charles Lewis Tiffany, Killingly Ct, jeweler (Tiffany) on this day in history.   

1817  On February - 15 charles F Daubigny, French restauranteur/painter   

1818  On February - 15 charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69   

1819  On February - 15 christopher Sholes, Mooresburg Penn, inventor (typewriter)   

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

1820  Pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63 on February - 15.   

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

1822  Theodor Uhlig, composer on this day in history.   

1823  Li Hung-Tshang, Chinese rebel leader/viceroy of Tsheli Canton on February - 15.   

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 February - 15 silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Roland Blake)   

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

1832  Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1834  William Preece, English electrical engineer/wireless pioneer on February - 15.   

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

1835  On February - 15 henry Hunt, British politican, dies   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on February - 15.   

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

1471  On February - 15 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  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on this day in history.   

1519  On February - 15 birth of pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida)   

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on this day in history.   

1557  On February - 15 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

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 February - 15.   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

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

1568  On this day in history hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36   

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on February - 15.   

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(?)