Page 6: Historical Events In February - 15

1908  Sidney Gilliat, producer on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history harold Beeley, British diplomat   

1910  The Boy Scouts of America is founded on this day in history.   

1910  Albert Fuchs, composer, dies at 51 on February - 15.   

1912  Fram reaches latitude 78º 41' S, farthest south ever by ship on February - 15.   

1912  On February - 15 fram reaches latitude 78° 41' S, farthest south ever by ship   

1913  First avant-garde art show in America opens in New York NY on February - 15.   

1913  On February - 15 1st avant-garde art show in America opens in NYC   

1916  NY Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500 on February - 15.   

1916  On February - 15 nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer, dies at 73   

1917  San Francisco Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated on February - 15.   

1917  On this day in history sF Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated   

1917  On this day in history charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60   

1918  Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopt the Gregorian calendar on February - 15.   

1918  On this day in history first WWI US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland   

1918  On this day in history 1st WW I US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland   

1919  1,700 Jews are murdered in the Ukrainian town of Proskoruv by followers of Simon Petlura, Ukrainian Nationalist leader on February - 15.   

1919  On this day in history american Legion organizes in Paris   

1919  On this day in history pieter K Pel, Dutch internist (Pel-Ebstein fever), dies at 66   

1921  Arthur Mailey completes 9-121 v England, Australian Test Cricket rec on February - 15.   

1921  Hans Haym, composer, dies at 60 on February - 15.   

1922  Marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German/Dutch anarchist/feminist, dies at 36   

1923  On this day in history josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69   

1924  Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1926  Contract air mail service begins in US on February - 15.   

1926  On this day in history brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYC   

1928  Hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75 on February - 15.   

1929  On this day in history st Valentine's Day massacre (Chicago)   

1930  On February - 15 weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes   

1931  First Dracula movie released on February - 15.   

1931  On February - 15 the birth of Claire Bloom, English actress   

1931  1st Dracula movie released on this day in history.   

1932  3rd Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY on February - 15.   

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

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on February - 15.   

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  On February - 15 birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

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

1524  On this day in history birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims   

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

1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on February - 15.   

1145  On this day in history 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  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  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on February - 15.   

1600  On this day in history jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)