February, 15th in History

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Events

Sunday 15, 2004:
John Daly the PGA golfer, wins his first PGA TOUR event in 9 years by winning the Buick Invitational golf tournament on the first hole of a playoff in San Diego, California.

Saturday 15, 2003:
Global protests against war on Iraq occur in over 600 cities worldwide. Estimates from 10,000,000-15,000,000 make this the largest day of protest in history.

Friday 15, 2002:
At the Tri-State Crematory in La Fayette, Georgia, investigators find that bodies that were supposed to have been cremated were in fact 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.

Tuesday 15, 2000:
Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails.

Monday 15, 1999:
Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the terrorist organization Kurdistan Workers Party, is arrested in Kenya by Turkish agents.

Wednesday 15, 1995:
Hacking: Kevin Mitnick is arrested by the FBI and charged with breaking into some of the United States' most "secure" computer systems.

Friday 15, 1991:
The Visegrád Agreement, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.

Wednesday 15, 1989:
Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops had left Afghanistan.

Monday 15, 1982:
The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 rig workers.

Friday 15, 1980:
Television One and Television Two (formerly South Pacific Television) under the newly formed Television New Zealand goes to air for the first time

Monday 15, 1971:
Decimalisation of British coinage completed on Decimal Day.

Sunday 15, 1970:
A Dominican DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from Santo Domingo, killing 102

Monday 15, 1965:
A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.

Wednesday 15, 1961:
A Boeing 707 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team and several coaches.

Sunday 15, 1953:
Seventeen-year-old Tenley Albright becomes the first American to win the world figure skating championship.

Wednesday 15, 1950:
The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China sign a mutual defense treaty.

Tuesday 15, 1944:
World War II: Assault on Monte Cassino, Italy begins.

Sunday 15, 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.

Wednesday 15, 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.

Thursday 15, 1906:
The British Labour Party is organized.

Sunday 15, 1903:
Morris Michtom and his wife Rose introduce the first teddy bear in America.

Tuesday 15, 1898:
Spanish-American War: The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor, Cuba for then unknown reasons killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.

Saturday 15, 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.

Saturday 15, 1862:
American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee.

Sunday 15, 1852:
Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits first patient.

Friday 15, 1805:
Harmony Society officially formed.

Wednesday 15, 1764:
The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established.

Sunday 15, 1637:
Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.

Monday 15, 399:
The philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/15-february/on-this-day.html


People born on February 15

1980:
Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes) (b: February 15, 1980) (Biography of Conor Oberst)

1979:
Alenka Kej?ar, Slovenian swimmer (b: February 15, 1979) (Biography of Alenka Kej?ar)

1976:
Brandon Boyd, American musician (Incubus) (b: February 15, 1976) (Biography of Brandon Boyd)

1974:
Seattle Slew, American racehorse (b: February 15, 1974) (Biography of Seattle Slew)
Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player (b: February 15, 1974) (Biography of Ugueth Urbina)

1973:
Sarah Wynter, Australian actress (b: February 15, 1973) (Biography of Sarah Wynter)

1972:
Jaromír Jágr, Czech hockey player (b: February 15, 1972) (Biography of Jaromír Jágr)

1971:
Renée O'Connor, American actress and director (b: February 15, 1971) (Biography of Renee O'Connor)

1964:
Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (b: February 15, 1964 ; d: December 18, 1997) (Biography of Chris Farley)

1960:
Mikey Craig, British musician (Culture Club) (b: February 15, 1960) (Biography of Mikey Craig)

1955:
Christopher McDonald, American actor (b: February 15, 1955) (Biography of Christopher McDonald)

1954:
Matt Groening, American cartoonist (b: February 15, 1954) (Biography of Matt Groening)

1951:
Melissa Manchester, American singer (b: February 15, 1951) (Biography of Melissa Manchester)
Jane Seymour, British actress (b: February 15, 1951) (Biography of Jane Seymour (actress))

1949:
Ken Anderson, American football player (b: February 15, 1949) (Biography of Ken Anderson)

1948:
Ron Cey, baseball player (b: February 15, 1948) (Biography of Ron Cey)
Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist (b: February 15, 1948) (Biography of Art Spiegelman)

1947:
Rusty Hamer, American actor (b: February 15, 1947) (Biography of Rusty Hamer)

1946:
Marisa Berenson, American actress (b: February 15, 1946) (Biography of Marisa Berenson)

1945:
Coen Moulijn, football player (b: February 15, 1945) (Biography of Coen Moulijn)

1943:
Geoff Edwards, American television game show host (b: February 15, 1943) (Biography of Geoff Edwards)
Elke Heidenreich, journalist and writer (b: February 15, 1943) (Biography of Elke Heidenreich)

1940:
John Hadl, American football player (b: February 15, 1940) (Biography of John Hadl)

1935:
Roger Chaffee, astronaut (b: February 15, 1935 ; d: January 27, 1967) (Biography of Roger Chaffee)
Susan Brownmiller, American feminist and writer (b: February 15, 1935) (Biography of Susan Brownmiller)

1934:
Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist (b: February 15, 1934) (Biography of Niklaus Wirth)

1931:
Claire Bloom, British actress (b: February 15, 1931) (Biography of Claire Bloom)

1929:
Graham Hill, British race car driver (b: February 15, 1929 ; d: November 29, 1975) (Biography of Graham Hill)
James Schlesinger, American politician (b: February 15, 1929) (Biography of James Schlesinger)

1927:
Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (b: February 15, 1927) (Biography of Harvey Korman)

1926:
Dieter Lattmann, writer and politician (b: February 15, 1926) (Biography of Dieter Lattmann)

1923:
Keene Curtis, American actor (b: February 15, 1923) (Biography of Keene Curtis)

1922:
John Bayard Anderson, U.S Congressman and presidential candidate (b: February 15, 1922) (Biography of John Bayard Anderson)

1919:
Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (b: February 15, 1919 ; d: June 23, 1996) (Biography of Andreas Papandreou)

1918:
Allan Arbus, American actor (b: February 15, 1918) (Biography of Allan Arbus)
Hank Locklin, American singer (b: February 15, 1918) (Biography of Hank Locklin)

1916:
Mary Jane Croft, American actress (b: February 15, 1916) (Biography of Mary Jane Croft)

1914:
Hale Boggs, American politician (b: February 15, 1914 ; d: October 16, 1972) (Biography of Hale Boggs)
Kevin McCarthy, American actor (b: February 15, 1914) (Biography of Kevin McCarthy (actor))

1909:
Miep Gies, Dutch biographer of Anne Frank (b: February 15, 1909) (Biography of Miep Gies)
Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes, Spanish footballer (b: February 15, 1909) (Biography of Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes)

1908:
HAP Grieshaber, painter and graphic artist (b: February 15, 1908) (Biography of HAP Grieshaber)

1907:
Cesar Romero, American actor (b: February 15, 1907 ; d: January 1, 1994) (Biography of Cesar Romero)
Jean Langlais, French composer and organist (b: February 15, 1907 ; d: May 8, 1991) (Biography of Jean Langlais)

1905:
Harold Arlen, American composer (b: February 15, 1905 ; d: April 23, 1986) (Biography of Harold Arlen)

1899:
Georges Auric, French composer (b: February 15, 1899 ; d: July 23, 1983) (Biography of Georges Auric)
Gale Sondergaard, American actress (b: February 15, 1899 ; d: August 14, 1985) (Biography of Gale Sondergaard)

1898:
Allen Woodring, American runner (b: February 15, 1898) (Biography of Allen Woodring)
Totò, Italian actor, writer, and composer (b: February 15, 1898) (Biography of Totò)

1896:
Arthur Shields, Irish actor (b: February 15, 1896 ; d: April 27, 1970) (Biography of Arthur Shields)

1895:
Earl Thomson, Canadian athlete (b: February 15, 1895 ; d: April 19, 1971) (Biography of Earl Thomson)

1892:
James Forrestal, first United States Secretary of Defense (b: February 15, 1892) (Biography of James Forrestal)

1883:
Sax Rohmer, English author (b: February 15, 1883 ; d: June 1, 1959) (Biography of Sax Rohmer)

1882:
John Barrymore, American actor (b: February 15, 1882 ; d: May 29, 1942) (Biography of John Barrymore)

1874:
Sir Ernest Shackleton, British polar explorer (b: February 15, 1874) (Biography of Sir Ernest Shackleton)

1873:
Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: February 15, 1873 ; d: November 6, 1964) (Biography of Hans von Euler-Chelpin)

1861:
Charles Edouard Guillaume, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: February 15, 1861 ; d: May 13, 1938) (Biography of Charles Edouard Guillaume)

1847:
Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer (b: February 15, 1847 ; d: February 19, 1927) (Biography of Robert Fuchs)

1845:
Elihu Root, American statesman and diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b: February 15, 1845 ; d: February 7, 1937) (Biography of Elihu Root)

1835:
Demetrius Vikelas, Greek International Olympic Committee president (b: February 15, 1835 ; d: July 20, 1908) (Biography of Demetrius Vikelas)

1825:
Carter Harrison, Sr., Mayor of Chicago (b: February 15, 1825) (Biography of Carter Harrison, Sr.)

1820:
Susan B. Anthony, American feminist and suffragist (b: February 15, 1820 ; d: March 13, 1906) (Biography of Susan B. Anthony)

1815:
Constantin von Tischendorf, German Biblical scholar (b: February 15, 1815 ; d: December 7, 1874) (Biography of Constantin von Tischendorf)

1812:
Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler (b: February 15, 1812) (Biography of Charles Lewis Tiffany)

1809:
Cyrus McCormick, American inventor (b: February 15, 1809 ; d: May 13, 1884) (Biography of Cyrus McCormick)

1803:
John Sutter, California pioneer (b: February 15, 1803) (Biography of John Sutter)

1759:
Friedrich August Wolf, German philologist and archaeologist (b: February 15, 1759) (Biography of Friedrich August Wolf)

1739:
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (b: February 15, 1739 ; d: June 6, 1813) (Biography of Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart)

1710:
King Louis XV of France (b: February 15, 1710 ; d: May 10, 1774) (Biography of Louis XV of France)

1620:
François Charpentier, French archaeologist (b: February 15, 1620) (Biography of François Charpentier)

1564:
Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (b: February 15, 1564 ; d: January 8, 1642) (Biography of Galileo Galilei)

1543:
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (b: February 15, 1543 ; d: May 14, 1608) (Biography of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine)

1471:
Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b: February 15, 1471 ; d: December 28, 1503) (Biography of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici)

1458:
Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b: February 15, 1458 ; d: March 6, 1490) (Biography of Ivan the Young)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/15-february/births.html

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People who died on February 15

2005:
Samuel Francis (d: February 15, 2005) (Biography of Samuel Francis)

2004:
Jan Miner, American actress (b: October 15, 1917 ; d: February 15, 2004) (Biography of Jan Miner)
Jens Evensen (d: February 15, 2004) (Biography of Jens Evensen)

2002:
Howard K. Smith, American journalist (b: May 12, 1914 ; d: February 15, 2002) (Biography of Howard K. Smith)
Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (b: March 16, 1963 ; d: February 15, 2002) (Biography of Kevin Smith (actor))

1999:
Big L (Lamont Coleman) (d: February 15, 1999) (Biography of Big L (Lamont Coleman))
Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: December 9, 1926 ; d: February 15, 1999) (Biography of Henry Way Kendall)

1996:
Tommy Rettig (d: February 15, 1996) (Biography of Tommy Rettig)
McLean Stevenson, American actor (b: November 14, 1929 ; d: February 15, 1996) (Biography of McLean Stevenson)

1988:
Richard Feynman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: May 11, 1918 ; d: February 15, 1988) (Biography of Richard Feynman)

1984:
Ethel Merman, American actress, singer (b: January 16, 1908 ; d: February 15, 1984) (Biography of Ethel Merman)

1981:
Mike Bloomfield (d: February 15, 1981) (Biography of Mike Bloomfield)
Karl Richter, German conductor (b: October 15, 1926 ; d: February 15, 1981) (Biography of Karl Richter)

1974:
Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer (b: December 12, 1887 ; d: February 15, 1974) (Biography of Kurt Atterberg)

1973:
Tim Holt, American actor (b: February 5, 1918 ; d: February 15, 1973) (Biography of Tim Holt)
Wally Cox (d: February 15, 1973) (Biography of Wally Cox)

1965:
Nat King Cole, American singer (b: March 17, 1919 ; d: February 15, 1965) (Biography of Nat King Cole)

1964:
Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and Mayor of Dallas, Texas(d. 1964) (b: August 10, 1880 ; d: February 15, 1964) (Biography of Robert L. Thornton)

1959:
Owen Willans Richardson, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: April 26, 1879 ; d: February 15, 1959) (Biography of Owen Willans Richardson)

1932:
Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress (b: December 19, 1865 ; d: February 15, 1932) (Biography of Minnie Maddern Fiske)

1857:
Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b: June 1, 1804 ; d: February 15, 1857) (Biography of Mikhail Glinka)

1848:
Hermann von Boyen (d: February 15, 1848) (Biography of Hermann von Boyen)

1835:
Henry Hunt (d: February 15, 1835) (Biography of Henry Hunt)

1818:
Friedrich Ludwig, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (d: February 15, 1818) (Biography of Friedrich Ludwig, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen)

1781:
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German author and philosopher (b: January 22, 1729 ; d: February 15, 1781) (Biography of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing)

1775:
Peter Dens, Belgian Catholic theologian (b: September 12, 1690 ; d: February 15, 1775) (Biography of Peter Dens)

1738:
Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b: February 24, 1684 ; d: February 15, 1738) (Biography of Matthias Braun)

1637:
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b: July 9, 1578 ; d: February 15, 1637) (Biography of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor)

1621:
Michael Praetorius (d: February 15, 1621) (Biography of Michael Praetorius)

1145:
Pope Lucius II (d: February 15, 1145) (Biography of Pope Lucius II)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/15-february/deaths.html