Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In February - 15

1800  On this day in history birth of frederik W Conrad, Dutch hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer   

1803  On this day in history birth of john Augustus Sutter, Swiss/US colonist (New Helvetia Ca, Sutter Mill)   

1807  Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1809  Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor (Mechanical reaper) was born on February - 15.   

1809  André Dumont, Belgian geologist (d. 1857) was born on February - 15.   

1811  On this day in history birth of domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74)   

1812  On this day in history birth of charles Lewis Tiffany, Killingly Ct, jeweler (Tiffany)   

1817  On this day in history birth of charles F Daubigny, French restauranteur/painter   

1819  On this day in history birth of christopher Sholes, Mooresburg Penn, inventor (typewriter)   

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

1821  Abraham de Amorie van der de Have, theologist/poet was born on February - 15.   

1822  Theodor Uhlig, composer was born on this day in history.   

1823  Li Hung-Tshang, Chinese rebel leader/viceroy of Tsheli Canton was born on this day in history.   

1825  Carter Harrison, Sr., American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1826  George J Stoney, Irish physicist was born on February - 15.   

1828  On this day in history birth of johan H van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Dictionary)   

1829  Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Roland Blake) was born on this day in history.   

1834  William Preece, English electrical engineer/wireless pioneer was born on this day in history.   

1835  On February - 15 birth of alexander Stuart Webb, Major General (Union Army), died in 1911   

1835  Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author (d. 1908) was born on February - 15.   

1841  Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian politician (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.   

1845  Elihu Root, (R)/US Sec of State (1905-09)/Nobel Peace Prize (1912) was born on February - 15.   

1847  Robert Fuchs, composer was born on this day in history.   

1855  Gustav Hollaender, composer was born on this day in history.   

1856  Frank Harris, Galway England, writer was born on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history birth of emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926)   

1858  On February - 15 birth of william Pickering, Boston, astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn)   

1861  Alfred North Whitehead, Engl mathematician/philosopher (Adv of Ideas) was born on February - 15.   

1861  On February - 15 birth of halford John Mackinder, Gainsborough Lincolnshire, geographer   

1866  On this day in history birth of bannister Fletcher, London, architect & architectural historian   

1874  Emilis Melngailis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1874  On February - 15 birth of ernest H Shackleton, Kilkee Ireland, explorer (Endurance, Antarctica)   

1877  On February - 15 birth of louis Renault, French automobile executive (d. 1944)   

1882  John Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) was born on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

1043  On February - 15 gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52   

1145  Lucius II, [Gherardo Caccianemici], Italian Pope (1144-45), dies on February - 15.   

1152  On February - 15 konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58   

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

1568  Hendrik van Brederode, Dutch noble (Compromise of Nobles), dies at 36 on February - 15.   

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(?)