Famous Personalities Born In February - 15
Friday, 17 January 2025
1368 On February - 15 birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)
1458 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history birth of pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida)
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 Galileo Galilei, Pisa Italy, astronomer/physicist was born on this day in history.
1571 On February - 15 birth of michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music)
1620 Francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74)
1725 Abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794) was born on February - 15.
1726 On February - 15 birth of abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence
1739 On February - 15 birth of alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813)
1740 Ernst Eichner, composer was born on February - 15.
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 Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer was born on this day in history.
1764 Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker) was born on this day in history.
1766 Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer was born on February - 15.
1768 On this day in history birth of jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer
1774 W G Frederik, prince of Orange was born on this day in history.
1780 On February - 15 birth of carel Asser, Dutch jurist
1783 Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer was born on February - 15.
1785 On this day in history birth of claude Louis Marie Navier
1789 On this day in history birth of friedrich Fesca, composer
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)