Historical Events In February - 15

1789  Friedrich Fesca, composer on February - 15.   

1795  Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign) on February - 15.   

1797  On February - 15 battle of Cape St Vincent   

1797  On February - 15 henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway)   

1799  On February - 15 first US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania   

1799  On February - 15 1st US printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania   

1800  On February - 15 frederik W Conrad, Dutch hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer   

1803  John Augustus Sutter, Swiss/US colonist (New Helvetia Ca, Sutter Mill) on this day in history.   

1804  New Jersey becomes last northern state to abolish slavery on this day in history.   

1805  Harmony Society is officially formed on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer   

1809  On February - 15 cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor (Mechanical reaper)   

1811  Domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74) on this day in history.   

1812  On February - 15 charles Lewis Tiffany, Killingly Ct, jeweler (Tiffany)   

1817  Charles F Daubigny, French restauranteur/painter on this day in history.   

1818  Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69 on February - 15.   

1819  On February - 15 christopher Sholes, Mooresburg Penn, inventor (typewriter)   

1820  Susan Brownell Anthony, Adams Mass, woman's suffragette on this day in history.   

1820  On February - 15 pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63   

1821  On this day in history abraham de Amorie van der de Have, theologist/poet   

1822  On February - 15 theodor Uhlig, composer   

1823  On February - 15 li Hung-Tshang, Chinese rebel leader/viceroy of Tsheli Canton   

1826  George J Stoney, Irish physicist on this day in history.   

1828  On February - 15 johan H van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Dictionary)   

1829  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Roland Blake) on February - 15.   

1831  On this day in history henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies   

1832  On February - 15 hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer, dies at 85   

1834  On February - 15 william Preece, English electrical engineer/wireless pioneer   

1835  Alexander Stuart Webb, Major General (Union Army), died in 1911 on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history henry Hunt, British politican, dies   

1841  Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch dr/chemist (electrical car), dies at 53 on February - 15.   

1842  On this day in history postage stamps with adhesive on the back are sold for the first time at the New York City post office.   

1842  On February - 15 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC   

1844  On February - 15 henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

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 this day in history.   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on February - 15.   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on February - 15.   

1497  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

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

1145  On February - 15 lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on February - 15.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1600  On February - 15 jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)