Historical Events In February - 15

1908  On this day in history sidney Gilliat, producer  

1909  On this day in history harold Beeley, British diplomat  

1910  On this day in history the Boy Scouts of America is founded.  

1910  On this day in history albert Fuchs, composer, dies at 51  

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

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  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  On February - 15 charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60  

1918  Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopt the Gregorian calendar on February - 15.  

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

1918  On this day in history 1st WW I US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland  

1919  On February - 15 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  Arthur Mailey completes 9-121 v England, Australian Test Cricket rec on this day in history.  

1921  Hans Haym, composer, dies at 60 on February - 15.  

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  On this day in history josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69  

1924  On this day in history lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 February - 15.  

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

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant  

1519  On February - 15 birth of pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida)  

1524  On February - 15 birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims  

1557  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer  

1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on February - 15.  

1145  On this day in history lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies  

1152  On this day in history konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58  

1503  Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies on February - 15.  

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 this day in history.  

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on February - 15.