Famous Birthdays In February - 15

1368  On this day in history birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

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 this day in history.   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on this day in history.   

1497  On February - 15 birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

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

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on February - 15.   

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on February - 15.   

1564  On this day in history birth of galileo Galilei, Pisa Italy, astronomer/physicist   

1571  Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music) was born on February - 15.   

1620  Francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist was born on this day in history.   

1650  Anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (hugenot) was born on February - 15.   

1660  Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans was born on this day in history.   

1666  On February - 15 birth of antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis)   

1705  Charles A Vanloo, French painter was born on February - 15.   

1707  Claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist was born on February - 15.   

1710  Louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74) was born on this day in history.   

1725  Abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

1726  On this day in history birth of abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence   

1739  Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.   

1740  Ernst Eichner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1748  Jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian) was born on this day in history.   

1759  On February - 15 birth of friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)   

1760  On this day in history birth of jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer   

1764  On this day in history birth of jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker)   

1766  On February - 15 birth of thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer   

1768  On this day in history birth of jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer   

1774  On February - 15 birth of w G Frederik, prince of Orange   

1780  Carel Asser, Dutch jurist was born on February - 15.   

1783  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer   

1785  On February - 15 birth of claude Louis Marie Navier   

1789  On this day in history birth of friedrich Fesca, composer   

1795  On this day in history birth of charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign)   

1797  On this day in history birth of henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway)   

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

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on February - 15.   

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  On this day in history hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36   

1580  On this day in history cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

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(?)