Page 5: Historical Events In February - 15

1882  On February - 15 1st cargo of frozen meat leaves NZ for Britain, on SS Dunedin   

1882  On this day in history john Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde)   

1885  On this day in history richard Wurz, composer   

1885  Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1886  Sax Rohmer, England, author (Dr Fu Manchu) on February - 15.   

1887  H M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist on February - 15.   

1887  Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on February - 15.   

1890  Robert Ley, German chemist/MP (NSDAP) on February - 15.   

1891  On this day in history aIK is founded at Biblioteksgatan 8 in Stockholm by Isidor Behrens.   

1892  On this day in history james Forrestal, US, banker/minister of Navy   

1893  Harm H Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/etcher/ceramist on this day in history.   

1894  On February - 15 oswaldo Aranha, Brazil, lawyer/statesman (1st pres of UN)   

1895  On this day in history 23 cm (9") of snow falls on New Orleans   

1896  On February - 15 arthur Shields, Dublin Ireland, actor (River, Enchanted Island)   

1896  On this day in history e J Nicholson, writer, dies   

1897  Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1965) on February - 15.   

1898  USS Maine blows up in Havana harbor, cause unknown-258 sailors die on this day in history.   

1898  On February - 15 uSS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown-258 sailors die   

1898  Toto, (Antonio de Curtis), Naples Italy, actor (Motorizzate, Noi Duri) on this day in history.   

1899  Gale Sondergard, Litchfield Mn, actress (Cat & Canary, Road to Rio) on February - 15.   

1900  General French relieves Kimberley/Cecil Rhodes on this day in history.   

1901  Andre Parrot, French archaeologist/theologist (Assur) on February - 15.   

1902  Underground railway (U-Bahn) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history wilhelmina JR Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress, dies at 68   

1903  On February - 15 first Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom   

1903  1st Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history julie Verstraete-Lacquet, Flemish actress, dies at 69   

1904  Antonin Magne, French bicyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34) on this day in history.   

1905  1st race meet at Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Ark) on this day in history.   

1905  Harold Arlen, [Hyman Arluck], US, composer (Over the Rainbow) on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history lewis Wallace, US diplomat/writer (Ben Hur), dies at 77   

1906  On February - 15 british Labour Party organizes   

1906  Stephen Brown, CEO (Stone-Platt Industries) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history cesar Romero, NYC, actor (Joker-Batman, Ocean's 11, Thin Man)   

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

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.   

1471  On February - 15 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 February - 15.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on February - 15.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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  On February - 15 henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies   

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

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(?)