Historical Events In February - 15

1789  On this day in history friedrich Fesca, composer   

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

1797  On February - 15 battle of Cape St Vincent   

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

1799  First US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1809  Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor (Mechanical reaper) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1819  Christopher Sholes, Mooresburg Penn, inventor (typewriter) on February - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 15.   

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

1828  Johan H van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Dictionary) on February - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 15.   

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  On this day in history henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86   

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1368  On February - 15 birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

1458  On this day in history birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)   

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

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 15.   

1524  On February - 15 birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims   

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

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

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  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  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)