Historical Events In February - 15

1908  Sidney Gilliat, producer on February - 15.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history 1st avant-garde art show in America opens in NYC  

1916  On February - 15 nY Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500  

1916  Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

1917  SF Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated on this day in history.  

1917  Charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60 on February - 15.  

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

1918  First WWI US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland on this day in history.  

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

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 February - 15 american Legion organizes in Paris  

1919  Pieter K Pel, Dutch internist (Pel-Ebstein fever), dies at 66 on February - 15.  

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

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

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

1926  On this day in history contract air mail service begins in US  

1926  Brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYC on this day in history.  

1928  Hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

1930  Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes on February - 15.  

1931  On February - 15 first Dracula movie released  

1931  The birth of Claire Bloom, English actress on this day in history.  

1931  On February - 15 1st Dracula movie released  

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

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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 this day in history.  

1483  On February - 15 birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30  

1497  On February - 15 birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant  

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

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on February - 15.  

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  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on February - 15.  

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  On this day in history 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  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15.