Famous Birthdays In February - 15

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

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

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on this day in history.   

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1564  On February - 15 birth of galileo Galilei, Pisa Italy, astronomer/physicist   

1571  Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist was born on February - 15.   

1650  On February - 15 birth of anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (hugenot)   

1660  Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans was born on February - 15.   

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

1705  Charles A Vanloo, French painter was born on this day in history.   

1707  On this day in history birth of claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist   

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

1725  On this day in history birth of abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794)   

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 February - 15.   

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

1748  On February - 15 birth of jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian)   

1759  On this day in history birth of friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)   

1760  On February - 15 birth of jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer   

1764  Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker) was born on February - 15.   

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

1768  On February - 15 birth of jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer   

1774  W G Frederik, prince of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1780  Carel Asser, Dutch jurist was born on this day in history.   

1783  On February - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer   

1785  On this day in history birth of claude Louis Marie Navier   

1789  Friedrich Fesca, composer was born on February - 15.   

1795  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign) was born on this day in history.   

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

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1043  On February - 15 gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

1145  On February - 15 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  On this day in history henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies   

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

1580  On February - 15 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(?)