Page 4: Historical Events In February - 15

1845  William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, first uses 72" (183 cm) reflector on this day in history.   

1845  William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, 1st uses 72" (183 cm) reflector on this day in history.   

1845  Elihu Root, (R)/US Sec of State (1905-09)/Nobel Peace Prize (1912) on this day in history.   

1847  Robert Fuchs, composer on February - 15.   

1848  On February - 15 sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston   

1849  On this day in history pierre F Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (logistic curve), dies at 44   

1851  Black abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescuing a fugitive slave on February - 15.   

1851  Black abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescueing a fugitive slave on this day in history.   

1852  Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits first patient on February - 15.   

1852  Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits 1st patient on this day in history.   

1855  On February - 15 gustav Hollaender, composer   

1856  On February - 15 frank Harris, Galway England, writer   

1857  On February - 15 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

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

1861  Ft Point completed & garrisoned (but has never fired cannon in anger) on this day in history.   

1861  On February - 15 alfred North Whitehead, Engl mathematician/philosopher (Adv of Ideas)   

1862  Grant's major assault on Ft Donelson TN on February - 15.   

1862  Grant's major assault on Ft Donelson, Tennessee on February - 15.   

1864  Fire in Rotterdam Netherlands damages Museum Boymans on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history fire in Rotterdam Neth damages Museum Boymans   

1864  On February - 15 israel Zangwill, writer/Zionist/philanthropist, dies   

1865  On this day in history nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies   

1866  Bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian on February - 15.   

1869  Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped on February - 15.   

1870  On February - 15 ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth MN   

1870  On February - 15 ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth, Minn   

1872  On February - 15 in Victoria British Columbia, the Provincial Legislature meets for the first time as a Province of Canada   

1874  On February - 15 emilis Melngailis, composer   

1876  On this day in history historic Elm at Boston blown down   

1879  U.S. President Rutherford Hayes signs a bill enabling female lawyers to argue cases before the Supreme Court on February - 15.   

1879  On this day in history congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Ct   

1881  On February - 15 canadian Pacific Railway Act receives the Royal Assent. A Royal Charter pursuant to the Act was granted on February 16th - this incorporated the company. The principal terms provided for the payment to the railway of a subsidy of $25,000,000 and 25,000,000 acres of land, plus the railways (Port Arthur-Selkirk-Winnipeg-Emerson and Port Moody-Savona) already contracted for by the government, upon their completion.   

1882  First cargo of frozen meat leaves New Zealand for Britain, on SS Dunedin on this day in history.   

1882  On February - 15 the birth of John Barrymore, American actor.   

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1368  On this day in history birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

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

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on February - 15.   

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 February - 15.   

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  On February - 15 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  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.