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February 15 Gregorian calendar . There are 319 days remaining until the end of the year (320 in leap years ).
Events
590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor .1764 - The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established.1805 - Harmony Society is officially formed.1852 - Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children , London , admits its first patient.1862 - American Civil War : General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson , Tennessee .1879 - Women's rights : American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States .1891 - AIK is founded at Biblioteksgatan 8 in Stockholm by Isidor Behrens .1898 - Spanish-American War : The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba , killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain .1906 - The British Labour Party is organised.1933 - In Miami, Florida , Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President -elect Franklin D. Roosevelt , but instead shoots Chicago, Illinois Mayor Anton J. Cermak , who dies of his wounds on March 6 , 1933 .1942 - World War II : The Fall of Singapore . Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian , United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war , the largest surrender of British -led military personnel in history. The Sook Ching massacre begins.1944 - World War II : The assault on Monte Cassino , Italy , begins.1946 - ENIAC (for "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"), the first general-purpose electronic computer , is unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania .1950 - The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China sign a mutual defense treaty.1952 - King George VI is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle .1953 - Seventeen-year-old Tenley Albright becomes the first American to win the world figure skating championship.1961 - Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium , killing 73, with the entire US Figure Skating team, several coaches and family.1965 - A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada , replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.1970 - A Dominican DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from Santo Domingo , killing 102.1971 - Decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day .1976 - The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by the national referendum .1980 - Television One and Television Two (formerly South Pacific Television ) under the newly formed Television New Zealand goes to air for the first time.1982 - The drilling rig Ocean Ranger Newfoundland , killing 84 rig workers.1989 - Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan : The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan .1991 - The Visegrád Agreement , establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems , is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland .1993 - Katie Elizabeth Hillyard was born, famous English young composer of the year 2007.England 1995 - Hacking : Kevin Mitnick is arrested by the FBI and charged with breaking into some of the United States ' most "secure" computer systems .1996 - Mortar attack on the US Embassy in Athens, Greece .1996 - At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China , a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708 , crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
1999 - Abdullah Öcalan , leader of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party , widely recognized as terrorist organization), was arrested in Kenya .2000 - Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails.2001 - First draft of the complete Human Genome is published in Nature 2002 - At the Tri-State Crematory in La Fayette, Georgia , investigators find uncremated bodies disposed of in the woods and buildings on the crematorium's property. The discovery reveals one of the worst incidents of abuse in the funeral service industry.2003 - Protests against the Iraq war occur in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people took part, making this the largest peace demonstration in the history of the world.2005 - YouTube , the popular Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States.
Births
1458 - Ivan the Young , Ruler of Tver (d. 1490 )1471 - Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici , ruler of Florence (d. 1503 )1564 - Galileo Galilei , Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1642 )1571 - Michael Praetorius , German composer (d. 1621 )1620 - François Charpentier , French archaeologist (d. 1702 )1705 - Charles-André van Loo , French painter (d. 1765 )1710 - King Louis XV of France (d. 1774 )1725 - Abraham Clark , American founding father (d. 1794 )1734 - William Stacy , Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (d. 1802 )1739 - Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart , French architect (d. 1813 )1748 - Jeremy Bentham , English philosopher (d. 1832 )1759 - Friedrich August Wolf , German archaeologist (d. 1824 )1809 - Cyrus McCormick , American inventor (d. 1884 )1809 - André Dumont , Belgian geologist (d. 1857 )
1812 - Charles Lewis Tiffany , American jeweler (d. 1902 )1820 - Susan B. Anthony , American suffragist (d. 1906 )1825 - Carter Harrison, Sr. , American politician (d. 1893 )1835 - Demetrius Vikelas , Greek author (d. 1908 )1841 - Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles , Brazilian politician (d. 1913 )1845 - Elihu Root , American statesman, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1937 )1847 - Robert Fuchs , Austrian composer (d. 1927 )1856 - Emil Kraepelin , German psychiatrist (d. 1926 )1861 - Charles Edouard Guillaume , French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1938 )1861 - Alfred North Whitehead , English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1947 )
1873 - Hans von Euler-Chelpin , German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1964 )1874 - Sir Ernest Shackleton , British explorer (d. 1922 )1877 - Louis Renault , French automobile executive (d. 1944 )1882 - John Barrymore , American actor (d. 1942 )1883 - Sax Rohmer , English author (d. 1959 )1890 - Robert Ley , Nazi official (d. 1945 )1892 - James Forrestal , United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1949 )1893 - Walter Donaldson , American songwriter (d. 1947 )1895 - Earl Thomson , Canadian athlete (d. 1971 )1896 - Arthur Shields , Irish actor (d. 1970 )1898 - Totò , Italian actor and composer (d. 1967 )1898 - Allen Woodring , American runner (d. 1982 )
1899 - Georges Auric , French composer (d. 1983 )1899 - Gale Sondergaard , American actress (d. 1985 )
1904 - Antonin Magne , French cyclist (d. 1983 )1905 - Harold Arlen , American composer (d. 1986 )1907 - Jean Langlais , French composer and organist (d. 1991 )1907 - Cesar Romero , American actor (d. 1994 )
1908 - Sarto Fournier , Quebec politician (d. 1980 )1909 - Miep Gies , Dutch biographer of Anne Frank 1909 - Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes , Spanish footballer (d. 1966 )
1910 - Irena Sendler , Polish social worker (d. 2008 )1911 - Leonard Woodcock , American labor union official and diplomat (d. 2001 )1913 - Erich Eliskases , Austrian chess player (d. 1997 )1914 - Hale Boggs , American politician (d. 1972 )1914 - Kevin McCarthy , American actor
1916 - Mary Jane Croft , American actress (d. 1999 )1918 - Allan Arbus , American actor1918 - Hank Locklin , American country music singer and songwriter
1920 - Endicott Peabody , 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1997 )1921 - Radha Krishna Choudhary , Indian historian and writer (d. 1985 )1922 - John Bayard Anderson , American politician1923 - Yelena Bonner , Russian human rights activist, widow of Andrei Sakharov 1927 - Harvey Korman , American actor and comedian (d. 2008 )1929 - Graham Hill , English race care driver (d. 1975 )1929 - James Schlesinger , American politician
1930 - Nico Minardos , American actor1931 - Claire Bloom , British actress1931 - Geoff Edwards , American television game show host
1934 - Graham Kennedy , Australian actor (d. 2005 )1934 - Niklaus Wirth , Swiss computer scientist
1935 - Susan Brownmiller , American feminist and writer1935 - Roger Chaffee , astronaut (d. 1967 )
1935 - Gene Hickerson , American football player
1937 - Gregory Mcdonald , American author1939 - Ole Ellefsæter , Norwegian cross-country skier1940 - John Hadl , American football player1940 - Hamzah Haz , Indonesian politician
1941 - Florinda Bolkan , Brazilian actress1941 - Brian Holland , American songwriter and producer
1944 - Mick Avory , British drummer (The Kinks )1945 - John Helliwell , British musician (Supertramp )1945 - Douglas Hofstadter , American academic and writer
1946 - Esko Seppänen , Finnish politician
1947 - John Coolidge Adams , American composer1947 - Marisa Berenson , American actress
1947 - David Brown , American musician (Santana ) (d. 2000 )
1947 - Rusty Hamer , American actor (d. 1990 )
1948 - Ron Cey , American baseball player1948 - Art Spiegelman , American cartoonist
1949 - Ken Anderson , American football player1949 - Hans Graf , Austrian conductor
1950 - Hark Tsui , Hong Kong film director1951 - Melissa Manchester , American singer1951 - Jane Seymour , British actress
1953 - Tony Adams , Irish film producer (d. 2005 )1954 - Matt Groening , American cartoonist1955 - Christopher McDonald , American actor1955 - Janice Dickinson , American Ex-Supermodel1956 - Hitoshi Ogawa , Japanese racing driver (d. 1992 )1957 - Jimmy Spencer , American race car driver1957 - Steve Farhood , American boxing historian and analyst
1958 - Chrystine Brouillet , Quebec novelist1959 - Ali Campbell , British singer and songwriter (UB40 )1959 - Brian Propp , Canadian hockey player
1959 - Hugo Savinovich , Ecuadorian wrestler
1960 - Mikey Craig , British musician (Culture Club )1960 - Darrell Green , American football player1964 - Chris Farley , American actor and comedian (d. 1997 )1967 - Jane Child , Canadian musician1967 - Kelley Menighan Hensley , American actress
1968 - Axelle Red , Belgian singer and songwriter1969 - Josh Marshall , American journalist1969 - Bryan Williams , American record executive and rapper
1970 - Craig Gass , American impressionist and comedian1971 - Renée O'Connor , American actress and director1971 - Ray Sefo , New Zealand kick boxer
1972 - Jaromír Jágr , Czech hockey player1973 - Kateřina Neumannová , Czech cross country skier1973 - Amy Van Dyken , American swimmer
1973 - Sarah Wynter , Australian actress
1973 - Alex Borstein , American actress and animator
1974 - Miranda July , American performance artist1974 - Gina Lynn , American porn actress
1974 - Tomi Putaansuu , Finnish singer (Lordi )
1974 - Seattle Slew , American racehorse (d. 2002 )
1974 - Ugueth Urbina , Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
1974 - Alexander Wurz , Austrian race car driver
1975 - Serge Aubin , Canadian hockey player1975 - Brendon Small , American comedian and animator
1976 - Brandon Boyd , American musician (Incubus )1976 - Óscar Freire , Spanish cyclist
1976 - Ronnie Vannucci Jr. , American musician (The Killers )
1977 - Brooks Wackerman , American musician1978 - Kimberly Goss , American singer and musician (Sinergy )1978 - Tuan Le , American poker player
1979 - Alenka Kejžar , Slovenian swimmer1979 - Josh Low , English footballer
1979 - Gordon Shedden , Scottish Race Car Driver
1980 - Conor Oberst , American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes )1981 - Matt Hoopes , American musician (Relient K )1981 - Olivia Longott , American singer
1981 - Diego Martínez , Mexican footballer
1981 - Jenna Morasca , American model
1982 - Ashley Tesoro , American actress and singer1983 - Russell Martin , Canadian baseball player1984 - Meera Jasmine , Indian actress1984 - Dorota Rabczewska , Polish singer (Virgin )
1986 - Gabriel Paletta , Argentine footballer1988 - Hironori Kusano , Japanese Idol1990 - Erwin Sak , Polish footballer
Deaths
1145 - Pope Lucius II 1621 - Michael Praetorius , German composer (b. 1571 )1637 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1578 )1738 - Matthias Braun , Czech sculptor (b. 1684 )1775 - Peter Dens , Flemish Catholic theologian (b. 1690 )1781 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , German author and philosopher (b. 1729 )1818 - Friedrich Ludwig, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen , Prussian general (b. 1746 )1835 - Henry Hunt , British politician (b. 1773 )1839 - Chevalier de Lorimier , Quebec notary and Patriote (b. 1803 )1843 - Theodoros Kolokotronis , Greek general in the Greek War of Independence (b. 1770 )1844 - Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757 )1847 - Germinal Pierre Dandelin , Belgian mathematician (b. 1794 )1848 - Hermann von Boyen , Prussian field marshal (b. 1771 )1849 - Pierre François Verhulst , Belgian mathematician (b. 1804 )1857 - Mikhail Glinka , Russian composer (b. 1804 )1869 - Mirza Ghalib , Indian poet (b. 1796 )1911 - Theodor Escherich , German pediatrician (b. 1859 )1928 - H. H. Asquith , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852 )1932 - Minnie Maddern Fiske , American actress (b. 1865 )1939 - Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin , Russian painter (b. 1878 )1959 - Owen Willans Richardson , British physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1879 )1964 - Robert L. Thornton , American businessman, philanthropist, and Mayor of Dallas, Texas (b. 1880 )1965 - Nat King Cole , American singer and musician (b. 1919 )1966 - Gerard Ciołek , Polish architect and historian of gardens (b. 1909 )1971 - Dimitrios Loundras , Greek gymnast (b. 1885 )1973 - Wally Cox , American actor (b. 1924 )1973 - Tim Holt , American actor (b. 1919 )
1974 - Kurt Atterberg , Swedish composer (b. 1887 )1981 - Mike Bloomfield , American musician (b. 1943 )1981 - Karl Richter , German conductor (b. 1926 )
1984 - Ethel Merman , American singer and actress (b. 1908 )1988 - Richard Feynman , American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1918 )1992 - María Elena Moyano , Peruvian activist (b. 1960 )1992 - William Schuman , American composer (b. 1910 )
1996 - Tommy Rettig , American actor (b. 1941 )1996 - McLean Stevenson , American actor (b. 1929 )
1996 - Lucio Agostini , Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1913 )
1998 - Louie Spicolli , American professional wrestler1999 - Big L (Lamont Coleman) , American rapper (b. 1974 )1999 - Henry Way Kendall , American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1926 )
2002 - Howard K. Smith , American journalist (b. 1914 )2002 - Kevin Smith , New Zealand actor (b. 1963 )
2004 - Jens Evensen , Norwegian minister and International Court of Justice judge (b. 1917 )2004 - Jan Miner , American actress (b. 1917 )
2005 - Samuel Francis , American journalist (b. 1947 )2005 - Pierre Bachelet , French singer and songwriter (b. 1944 )
2007 - Walker Edmiston , actor (b. 1926 )2007 - Ray Evans , American songwriter (b. 1915 )
2008 - Willie P. Bennett Canadian songwriter and singer (b. 1951 )2008 - Amnon Netzer , Iranian-Israeli historian (b. 1934)
2008 - Ashley Callie , South African Actress (b. 1976 )
Holidays and observances
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