Historical Events In February - 15

1908  On February - 15 sidney Gilliat, producer  

1909  On February - 15 harold Beeley, British diplomat  

1910  The Boy Scouts of America is founded on this day in history.  

1910  Albert Fuchs, composer, dies at 51 on February - 15.  

1912  On this day in history 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 February - 15.  

1913  On this day in history 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 February - 15.  

1916  On this day in history nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer, dies at 73  

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

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

1917  On February - 15 charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60  

1918  On this day in history estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopt the Gregorian calendar  

1918  First WWI US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland on February - 15.  

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

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 this day in history american Legion organizes in Paris  

1919  Pieter K Pel, Dutch internist (Pel-Ebstein fever), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1921  Arthur Mailey completes 9-121 v England, Australian Test Cricket rec on this day in history.  

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 February - 15.  

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 February - 15.  

1926  Contract air mail service begins in US on February - 15.  

1926  On February - 15 brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYC  

1928  Hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75 on February - 15.  

1929  St Valentine's Day massacre (Chicago) on this day in history.  

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  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on this day in history.  

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on February - 15.  

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  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on February - 15.  

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

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  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  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 this day in history.  

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on February - 15.  

1580  On this day in history 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 February - 15 jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)