Page 5: Historical Events In February - 15

1882  On this day in history 1st cargo of frozen meat leaves NZ for Britain, on SS Dunedin   

1882  John Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) on February - 15.   

1885  On this day in history richard Wurz, composer   

1885  Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1886  On February - 15 sax Rohmer, England, author (Dr Fu Manchu)   

1887  H M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

1890  Robert Ley, German chemist/MP (NSDAP) on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history aIK is founded at Biblioteksgatan 8 in Stockholm by Isidor Behrens.   

1892  James Forrestal, US, banker/minister of Navy on February - 15.   

1893  On this day in history harm H Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/etcher/ceramist   

1894  Oswaldo Aranha, Brazil, lawyer/statesman (1st pres of UN) on this day in history.   

1895  23 cm (9") of snow falls on New Orleans on February - 15.   

1896  On this day in history arthur Shields, Dublin Ireland, actor (River, Enchanted Island)   

1896  E J Nicholson, writer, dies on February - 15.   

1897  On this day in history earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1965)   

1898  USS Maine blows up in Havana harbor, cause unknown-258 sailors die on February - 15.   

1898  On this day in history uSS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown-258 sailors die   

1898  On this day in history toto, (Antonio de Curtis), Naples Italy, actor (Motorizzate, Noi Duri)   

1899  On this day in history gale Sondergard, Litchfield Mn, actress (Cat & Canary, Road to Rio)   

1900  On February - 15 general French relieves Kimberley/Cecil Rhodes   

1901  On February - 15 andre Parrot, French archaeologist/theologist (Assur)   

1902  On this day in history underground railway (U-Bahn)   

1902  Wilhelmina JR Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1903  On February - 15 first Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom   

1903  On this day in history 1st Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom   

1903  Julie Verstraete-Lacquet, Flemish actress, dies at 69 on February - 15.   

1904  Antonin Magne, French bicyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34) on February - 15.   

1905  1st race meet at Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Ark) on this day in history.   

1905  On February - 15 harold Arlen, [Hyman Arluck], US, composer (Over the Rainbow)   

1905  Lewis Wallace, US diplomat/writer (Ben Hur), dies at 77 on February - 15.   

1906  British Labour Party organizes on February - 15.   

1906  Stephen Brown, CEO (Stone-Platt Industries) on February - 15.   

1907  Cesar Romero, NYC, actor (Joker-Batman, Ocean's 11, Thin Man) on this day in history.   

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1368  On this day in history 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  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 February - 15.   

1519  On this day in history birth of pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida)   

1524  On February - 15 birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims   

1557  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

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 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  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on this day in history.   

1597  On February - 15 pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

1600  Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?) on this day in history.