Page 6: Historical Events In February - 15

1908  On February - 15 sidney Gilliat, producer   

1909  Harold Beeley, British diplomat on this day in history.   

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

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

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 February - 15.   

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

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

1916  NY Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500 on this day in history.   

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

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

1917  On February - 15 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 February - 15.   

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 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  Hans Haym, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1922  Marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex on February - 15.   

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

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 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  First Dracula movie released on February - 15.   

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

1931  1st Dracula movie released on February - 15.   

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

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

1458  On this day in history birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on February - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

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 February - 15.   

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on this day in history.   

1597  On February - 15 pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on this day in history.