Historical Events In February - 15

1908  Sidney Gilliat, producer on this day in history.  

1909  Harold Beeley, British diplomat on February - 15.  

1910  The Boy Scouts of America is founded on February - 15.  

1910  Albert Fuchs, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

1912  Fram reaches latitude 78° 41' S, farthest south ever by ship on this day in history.  

1913  First avant-garde art show in America opens in New York NY on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1917  On February - 15 san Francisco Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated  

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

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

1918  On February - 15 estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopt the Gregorian calendar  

1918  On February - 15 first WWI US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland  

1918  On February - 15 1st WW I US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland  

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 this day in history american Legion organizes in Paris  

1919  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 hans Haym, composer, dies at 60  

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

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

1923  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 contract air mail service begins in US  

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

1928  On February - 15 hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75  

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  The birth of Claire Bloom, English actress on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history 1st Dracula movie released  

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

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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 February - 15.  

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  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  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on this day in history.  

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  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on this day in history.  

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 February - 15 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(?)