Page 5: Historical Events In February - 15

1882  On February - 15 1st cargo of frozen meat leaves NZ for Britain, on SS Dunedin   

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

1885  On this day in history richard Wurz, composer   

1885  Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on February - 15.   

1886  Sax Rohmer, England, author (Dr Fu Manchu) on February - 15.   

1887  On February - 15 h M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist   

1887  Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on February - 15.   

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

1891  AIK is founded at Biblioteksgatan 8 in Stockholm by Isidor Behrens on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history james Forrestal, US, banker/minister of Navy   

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

1894  On this day in history oswaldo Aranha, Brazil, lawyer/statesman (1st pres of UN)   

1895  23 cm (9") of snow falls on New Orleans on this day in history.   

1896  Arthur Shields, Dublin Ireland, actor (River, Enchanted Island) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history e J Nicholson, writer, dies   

1897  Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1965) on this day in history.   

1898  On February - 15 uSS Maine blows up in Havana harbor, cause unknown-258 sailors die   

1898  On February - 15 uSS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown-258 sailors die   

1898  On February - 15 toto, (Antonio de Curtis), Naples Italy, actor (Motorizzate, Noi Duri)   

1899  Gale Sondergard, Litchfield Mn, actress (Cat & Canary, Road to Rio) on February - 15.   

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

1901  Andre Parrot, French archaeologist/theologist (Assur) on February - 15.   

1902  Underground railway (U-Bahn) on this day in history.   

1902  Wilhelmina JR Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress, dies at 68 on February - 15.   

1903  First Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom on February - 15.   

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

1903  Julie Verstraete-Lacquet, Flemish actress, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history antonin Magne, French bicyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34)   

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

1905  On this day in history harold Arlen, [Hyman Arluck], US, composer (Over the Rainbow)   

1905  Lewis Wallace, US diplomat/writer (Ben Hur), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1906  On February - 15 british Labour Party organizes   

1906  On this day in history stephen Brown, CEO (Stone-Platt Industries)   

1907  Cesar Romero, NYC, actor (Joker-Batman, Ocean's 11, Thin Man) on February - 15.   

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1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on this day in history.   

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  Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant was born on February - 15.   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on this day in history.   

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

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1152  Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 on February - 15.   

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

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

1580  Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies on this day in history.   

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(?)