Page 6: Historical Events In February - 15

1908  Sidney Gilliat, producer on this day in history.   

1909  On February - 15 harold Beeley, British diplomat   

1910  On February - 15 the Boy Scouts of America is founded.   

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  Fram reaches latitude 78° 41' S, farthest south ever by ship on this day in history.   

1913  On February - 15 first avant-garde art show in America opens in New York NY   

1913  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer, dies at 73   

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

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

1917  Charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1919  On this day in history 1,700 Jews are murdered in the Ukrainian town of Proskoruv by followers of Simon Petlura, Ukrainian Nationalist leader.   

1919  On February - 15 american Legion organizes in Paris   

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

1921  On February - 15 arthur Mailey completes 9-121 v England, Australian Test Cricket rec   

1921  On this day in history hans Haym, composer, dies at 60   

1922  On this day in history marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex   

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

1923  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1924  On February - 15 lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62   

1926  Contract air mail service begins in US on this day in history.   

1926  On February - 15 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 February - 15 st Valentine's Day massacre (Chicago)   

1930  Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes on this day in history.   

1931  On February - 15 first Dracula movie released   

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

1931  On February - 15 1st Dracula movie released   

1932  On this day in history 3rd Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY   

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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  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  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on February - 15.   

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

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on February - 15.   

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  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on February - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on February - 15.   

1597  On this day in history 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(?)