Page 3: Historical Events In February - 15

1789  Friedrich Fesca, composer on this day in history.   

1795  On February - 15 charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign)   

1797  Battle of Cape St Vincent on this day in history.   

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

1799  On February - 15 first US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania   

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

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

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

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

1805  Harmony Society is officially formed on February - 15.   

1807  On this day in history 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  Charles Lewis Tiffany, Killingly Ct, jeweler (Tiffany) on this day in history.   

1817  Charles F Daubigny, French restauranteur/painter on February - 15.   

1818  Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69 on February - 15.   

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

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

1820  On February - 15 pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63   

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

1822  Theodor Uhlig, composer on February - 15.   

1823  On this day in history li Hung-Tshang, Chinese rebel leader/viceroy of Tsheli Canton   

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  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Roland Blake) on this day in history.   

1831  Henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1835  On February - 15 alexander Stuart Webb, Major General (Union Army), died in 1911   

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  On this day in history 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC   

1844  Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1483  On this day in history birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on this day in history.   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on this day in history.   

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

1557  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1043  On this day in history gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

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

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on February - 15.   

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 February - 15.   

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