Historical Events In February - 15
Monday, 20 March 2023
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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