Famous Birthdays In February - 15

1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on February - 15.   

1458  On this day in history 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  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 February - 15 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  On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer   

1564  Galileo Galilei, Pisa Italy, astronomer/physicist was born on February - 15.   

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

1620  On this day in history birth of francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist   

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

1660  On February - 15 birth of frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans   

1666  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis) was born on this day in history.   

1705  Charles A Vanloo, French painter was born on February - 15.   

1707  On February - 15 birth of claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist   

1710  On February - 15 birth of louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74)   

1725  On February - 15 birth of abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794)   

1726  Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence was born on February - 15.   

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 this day in history birth of jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian)   

1759  Friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena) was born on this day in history.   

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  Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer was born on February - 15.   

1768  Jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer was born on February - 15.   

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

1780  Carel Asser, Dutch jurist was born on February - 15.   

1783  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer   

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

1789  On this day in history birth of friedrich Fesca, composer   

1795  On this day in history birth of charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign)   

1797  Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway) was born on February - 15.   

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

1145  On this day in history lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

1503  On this day in history henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies   

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 February - 15.   

1597  Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on February - 15.   

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