Page 6: Historical Events In February - 15

1908  On February - 15 sidney Gilliat, producer   

1909  On February - 15 harold Beeley, British diplomat   

1910  On this day in history the Boy Scouts of America is founded.   

1910  On this day in history albert Fuchs, composer, dies at 51   

1912  Fram reaches latitude 78º 41' S, farthest south ever by ship on this day in history.   

1912  Fram reaches latitude 78° 41' S, farthest south ever by ship on February - 15.   

1913  On this day in history first avant-garde art show in America opens in New York NY   

1913  1st avant-garde art show in America opens in NYC on February - 15.   

1916  On this day in history nY Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500   

1916  Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history san Francisco Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated   

1917  On this day in history sF Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated   

1917  On this day in history charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60   

1918  Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopt the Gregorian calendar on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history first WWI US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland   

1918  On February - 15 1st WW I US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland   

1919  1,700 Jews are murdered in the Ukrainian town of Proskoruv by followers of Simon Petlura, Ukrainian Nationalist leader on February - 15.   

1919  American Legion organizes in Paris on this day in history.   

1919  On February - 15 pieter K Pel, Dutch internist (Pel-Ebstein fever), dies at 66   

1921  Arthur Mailey completes 9-121 v England, Australian Test Cricket rec on this day in history.   

1921  On February - 15 hans Haym, composer, dies at 60   

1922  Marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex on this day in history.   

1922  Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German/Dutch anarchist/feminist, dies at 36 on February - 15.   

1923  On February - 15 josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69   

1924  Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62 on February - 15.   

1926  On this day in history contract air mail service begins in US   

1926  On February - 15 brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYC   

1928  On this day in history hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75   

1929  St Valentine's Day massacre (Chicago) on this day in history.   

1930  Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes on February - 15.   

1931  First Dracula movie released on this day in history.   

1931  The birth of Claire Bloom, English actress on this day in history.   

1931  1st Dracula movie released on February - 15.   

1932  On this day in history 3rd Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY   

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1368  On February - 15 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 February - 15.   

1483  On this day in history birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

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

1524  On this day in history birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims   

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

1043  On this day in history gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1568  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

1600  On this day in history jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)