Historical Events In February - 15

1908  Sidney Gilliat, producer on February - 15.   

1909  Harold Beeley, British diplomat on February - 15.   

1910  On February - 15 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  On February - 15 fram reaches latitude 78° 41' S, farthest south ever by ship   

1913  On February - 15 first avant-garde art show in America opens in New York NY   

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

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 February - 15 san Francisco Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated   

1917  On February - 15 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  On this day in history estonia, Latvia & Lithuania adopt the Gregorian calendar   

1918  First WWI US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland on February - 15.   

1918  1st WW I US army troop ship torpedoed & sunk by Germany, off Ireland on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history 1,700 Jews are murdered in the Ukrainian town of Proskoruv by followers of Simon Petlura, Ukrainian Nationalist leader.   

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  Hans Haym, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1922  On February - 15 marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex   

1922  Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German/Dutch anarchist/feminist, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1923  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1924  On February - 15 lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62   

1926  Contract air mail service begins in US on this day in history.   

1926  Brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYC on February - 15.   

1928  Hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75 on February - 15.   

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

1930  On this day in history weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes   

1931  First Dracula movie released on this day in history.   

1931  The birth of Claire Bloom, English actress on February - 15.   

1931  1st Dracula movie released on February - 15.   

1932  3rd Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY 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  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1524  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on February - 15.   

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on February - 15.   

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 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  On February - 15 cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies   

1597  On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

1600  On February - 15 jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)