Historical Events In February - 15

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1912  On February - 15 fram reaches latitude 78° 41' S, farthest south ever by ship   

1913  On this day in history first avant-garde art show in America opens in New York NY   

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

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 February - 15.   

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

1917  On this day in history charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60   

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 this day in history.   

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  American Legion organizes in Paris on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history pieter K Pel, Dutch internist (Pel-Ebstein fever), dies at 66   

1921  On this day in history arthur Mailey completes 9-121 v England, Australian Test Cricket rec   

1921  On this day in history hans Haym, composer, dies at 60   

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

1922  On this day in history clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German/Dutch anarchist/feminist, dies at 36   

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  Brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYC on February - 15.   

1928  On this day in history hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75   

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

1930  On February - 15 weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes   

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

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1368  On February - 15 birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

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

1471  On this day in history birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)   

1483  On this day in history birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on this day in history.   

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

1043  Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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 February - 15.   

1568  On February - 15 hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36   

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on February - 15.   

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on February - 15.   

1600  On this day in history jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)