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| February 15th, 2008 (February 15 2008) | Death | Amnon Netzer, Iranian-Israeli historian (born in 1934) | |
| February 15th, 2008 (February 15 2008) | Death | Ashley Callie, South African Actress (born in 1976) | |
| February 15th, 2007 (February 15 2007) | Death | Walker Edmiston, actor (born in 1926) | |
| February 15th, 2007 (February 15 2007) | Death | Ray Evans, American songwriter (born in 1915) | Evans Quotes |
| February 15th, 2005 (February 15 2005) | Event | YouTube, the popular Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States. | |
| February 15th, 2005 (February 15 2005) | Death | Samuel Francis, American journalist (born in 1947) | |
| February 15th, 2005 (February 15 2005) | Death | Pierre Bachelet, French singer and songwriter (born in 1944) | |
| February 15th, 2004 (February 15 2004) | Death | Jens Evensen, Norwegian minister and International Court of Justice judge (born in 1917) | |
| February 15th, 2004 (February 15 2004) | Death | Jan Miner, American actress (born in 1917) | |
| February 15th, 2003 (February 15 2003) | Event | 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. | |
| February 15th, 2002 (February 15 2002) | Event | 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. | |
| February 15th, 2002 (February 15 2002) | Death | Howard K. Smith, American journalist (born in 1914) | |
| February 15th, 2002 (February 15 2002) | Death | Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (born in 1963) | Kevin Smith Quotes |
| February 15th, 2001 (February 15 2001) | Event | First draft of the complete Human Genome is published in Nature | |
| February 15th, 2000 (February 15 2000) | Event | Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails. | |
| February 15th, 1999 (February 15 1999) | Event | Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party, widely recognized as terrorist organization), was arrested in Kenya. | |
| February 15th, 1999 (February 15 1999) | Death | Big L (Lamont Coleman), American rapper (born in 1974) | |
| February 15th, 1999 (February 15 1999) | Death | Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1926) | |
| February 15th, 1998 (February 15 1998) | Death | Louie Spicolli, American professional wrestler | |
| February 15th, 1996 (February 15 1996) | Event | Mortar attack on the US Embassy in Athens, Greece. | |
| February 15th, 1996 (February 15 1996) | Event | 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. | |
| February 15th, 1996 (February 15 1996) | Death | Tommy Rettig, American actor (born in 1941) | |
| February 15th, 1996 (February 15 1996) | Death | McLean Stevenson, American actor (born in 1929) | |
| February 15th, 1996 (February 15 1996) | Death | Lucio Agostini, Canadian composer and conductor (born in 1913) | |
| February 15th, 1995 (February 15 1995) | Event | Hacking: Kevin Mitnick is arrested by the FBI and charged with breaking into some of the United States most "secure" computer systems. | |
| February 15th, 1992 (February 15 1992) | Death | Maria Elena Moyano, Peruvian activist (born in 1960) | |
| February 15th, 1992 (February 15 1992) | Death | William Schuman, American composer (born in 1910) | |
| February 15th, 1991 (February 15 1991) | Event | The Visegrad Agreement, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland. | |
| February 15th, 1990 (February 15 1990) | Birth | Erwin Sak, Polish footballer | |
| February 15th, 1989 (February 15 1989) | Event | Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan. | |
| February 15th, 1988 (February 15 1988) | Birth | Hironori Kusano, Japanese Idol | |
| February 15th, 1988 (February 15 1988) | Death | Richard Feynman, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1918) | Richard Feynman Quotes |
| February 15th, 1986 (February 15 1986) | Birth | Gabriel Paletta, Argentine footballer | |
| February 15th, 1984 (February 15 1984) | Birth | Meera Jasmine, Indian actress | |
| February 15th, 1984 (February 15 1984) | Birth | Dorota Rabczewska, Polish singer (Virgin) | |
| February 15th, 1984 (February 15 1984) | Death | Ethel Merman, American singer and actress (born in 1908) | |
| February 15th, 1983 (February 15 1983) | Birth | Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player | |
| February 15th, 1982 (February 15 1982) | Event | The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 rig workers. | |
| February 15th, 1982 (February 15 1982) | Birth | Ashley Tesoro, American actress and singer | |
| February 15th, 1981 (February 15 1981) | Birth | Matt Hoopes, American musician (Relient K) | |
| February 15th, 1981 (February 15 1981) | Birth | Olivia Longott, American singer | |
| February 15th, 1981 (February 15 1981) | Birth | Diego Martinez, Mexican footballer | |
| February 15th, 1981 (February 15 1981) | Birth | Jenna Morasca, American model | |
| February 15th, 1981 (February 15 1981) | Death | Mike Bloomfield, American musician (born in 1943) | |
| February 15th, 1981 (February 15 1981) | Death | Karl Richter, German conductor (born in 1926) | |
| February 15th, 1980 (February 15 1980) | Event | Television One and Television Two (formerly South Pacific Television) under the newly formed Television New Zealand goes to air for the first time. | |
| February 15th, 1980 (February 15 1980) | Birth | Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes) | Conor Oberst Quotes |
| February 15th, 1979 (February 15 1979) | Birth | Alenka Kejzar, Slovenian swimmer | |
| February 15th, 1979 (February 15 1979) | Birth | Josh Low, English footballer | |
| February 15th, 1979 (February 15 1979) | Birth | Gordon Shedden, Scottish Race Car Driver | |
| February 15th, 1978 (February 15 1978) | Birth | Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy) | |
| February 15th, 1978 (February 15 1978) | Birth | Tuan Le, American poker player | |
| February 15th, 1977 (February 15 1977) | Birth | Brooks Wackerman, American musician | |
| February 15th, 1976 (February 15 1976) | Event | The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by the national referendum. | |
| February 15th, 1976 (February 15 1976) | Birth | Brandon Boyd, American musician (Incubus) | |
| February 15th, 1976 (February 15 1976) | Birth | Oscar Freire, Spanish cyclist | |
| February 15th, 1976 (February 15 1976) | Birth | Ronnie Vannucci Jr., American musician (The Killers) | |
| February 15th, 1975 (February 15 1975) | Birth | Serge Aubin, Canadian hockey player | |
| February 15th, 1975 (February 15 1975) | Birth | Brendon Small, American comedian and animator | |
| February 15th, 1974 (February 15 1974) | Birth | Miranda July, American performance artist | |
| February 15th, 1974 (February 15 1974) | Birth | Gina Lynn, American porn actress | |
| February 15th, 1974 (February 15 1974) | Birth | Tomi Putaansuu, Finnish singer (Lordi) | |
| February 15th, 1974 (February 15 1974) | Birth | Seattle Slew, American racehorse (died in 2002) | |
| February 15th, 1974 (February 15 1974) | Birth | Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player | |
| February 15th, 1974 (February 15 1974) | Birth | Alexander Wurz, Austrian race car driver | |
| February 15th, 1974 (February 15 1974) | Death | Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer (born in 1887) | |
| February 15th, 1973 (February 15 1973) | Birth | Katerina Neumannova, Czech cross country skier | |
| February 15th, 1973 (February 15 1973) | Birth | Amy Van Dyken, American swimmer | |
| February 15th, 1973 (February 15 1973) | Birth | Sarah Wynter, Australian actress | |
| February 15th, 1973 (February 15 1973) | Birth | Alex Borstein, American actress and animator | |
| February 15th, 1973 (February 15 1973) | Death | Wally Cox, American actor (born in 1924) | |
| February 15th, 1973 (February 15 1973) | Death | Tim Holt, American actor (born in 1919) | |
| February 15th, 1972 (February 15 1972) | Event | Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time. | |
| February 15th, 1972 (February 15 1972) | Birth | Jaromir Jagr, Czech hockey player | |
| February 15th, 1971 (February 15 1971) | Event | Decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day. | |
| February 15th, 1971 (February 15 1971) | Birth | Renee O Connor, American actress and director | |
| February 15th, 1971 (February 15 1971) | Birth | Ray Sefo, New Zealand kick boxer | |
| February 15th, 1971 (February 15 1971) | Death | Dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast (born in 1885) | |
| February 15th, 1970 (February 15 1970) | Event | A Dominican DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from Santo Domingo, killing 102. | |
| February 15th, 1970 (February 15 1970) | Birth | Craig Gass, American impressionist and comedian | |
| February 15th, 1970 (February 15 1970) | Death | Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (born in 1882) | |
| February 15th, 1969 (February 15 1969) | Birth | Josh Marshall, American journalist | |
| February 15th, 1969 (February 15 1969) | Birth | Bryan Williams, American record executive and rapper | |
| February 15th, 1968 (February 15 1968) | Birth | Axelle Red, Belgian singer and songwriter | |
| February 15th, 1968 (February 15 1968) | Birth | Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete | |
| February 15th, 1967 (February 15 1967) | Birth | Jane Child, Canadian musician | |
| February 15th, 1967 (February 15 1967) | Birth | Kelley Menighan Hensley, American actress | |
| February 15th, 1966 (February 15 1966) | Death | Gerard Ciolek, Polish architect and historian of gardens (born in 1909) | |
| February 15th, 1965 (February 15 1965) | Event | A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner. | |
| February 15th, 1965 (February 15 1965) | Death | Nat King Cole, American singer and musician (born in 1919) | |
| February 15th, 1964 (February 15 1964) | Birth | Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (died in 1997) | |
| February 15th, 1964 (February 15 1964) | Death | Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and Mayor of Dallas, Texas (born in 1880) | |
| February 15th, 1961 (February 15 1961) | Event | Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, with the entire US Figure Skating team, several coaches and family. | |
| February 15th, 1960 (February 15 1960) | Birth | Mikey Craig, British musician (Culture Club) | |
| February 15th, 1960 (February 15 1960) | Birth | Darrell Green, American football player | |
| February 15th, 1959 (February 15 1959) | Birth | Ali Campbell, British singer and songwriter (UB40) | |
| February 15th, 1959 (February 15 1959) | Birth | Brian Propp, Canadian hockey player | |
| February 15th, 1959 (February 15 1959) | Birth | Hugo Savinovich, Ecuadorian wrestler | |
| February 15th, 1959 (February 15 1959) | Death | Owen Willans Richardson, British physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1879) | |
| February 15th, 1958 (February 15 1958) | Birth | Chrystine Brouillet, Quebec novelist | |
| February 15th, 1957 (February 15 1957) | Birth | Jimmy Spencer, American race car driver | |
| February 15th, 1957 (February 15 1957) | Birth | Steve Farhood, American boxing historian and analyst | |
| February 15th, 1956 (February 15 1956) | Birth | Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (died in 1992) | |
| February 15th, 1955 (February 15 1955) | Birth | Christopher McDonald, American actor | |
| February 15th, 1955 (February 15 1955) | Birth | Janice Dickinson, American Ex-Supermodel | |
| February 15th, 1954 (February 15 1954) | Birth | Matt Groening, American cartoonist | Matt Groening Quotes |
| February 15th, 1954 (February 15 1954) | Birth | Armand Parmentier, Belgian athlete | |
| February 15th, 1953 (February 15 1953) | Event | Seventeen-year-old Tenley Albright becomes the first American to win the world figure skating championship. | |
| February 15th, 1953 (February 15 1953) | Birth | Tony Adams, Irish film producer (died in 2005) | |
| February 15th, 1952 (February 15 1952) | Event | King George VI is buried in St. George s Chapel at Windsor Castle. | |
| February 15th, 1951 (February 15 1951) | Birth | Melissa Manchester, American singer | |
| February 15th, 1951 (February 15 1951) | Birth | Jane Seymour, British actress | |
| February 15th, 1950 (February 15 1950) | Event | The Soviet Union and the People s Republic of China sign a mutual defense treaty. | |
| February 15th, 1950 (February 15 1950) | Birth | Hark Tsui, Hong Kong film director | |
| February 15th, 1949 (February 15 1949) | Birth | Ken Anderson, American football player | |
| February 15th, 1949 (February 15 1949) | Birth | Hans Graf, Austrian conductor | |
| February 15th, 1948 (February 15 1948) | Birth | Ron Cey, American baseball player | |
| February 15th, 1948 (February 15 1948) | Birth | Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist | |
| February 15th, 1947 (February 15 1947) | Birth | John Coolidge Adams, American composer | John Adams Quotes |
| February 15th, 1947 (February 15 1947) | Birth | Marisa Berenson, American actress | |
| February 15th, 1947 (February 15 1947) | Birth | David Brown, American musician (Santana) (died in 2000) | |
| February 15th, 1947 (February 15 1947) | Birth | Rusty Hamer, American actor (died in 1990) | |
| February 15th, 1946 (February 15 1946) | Event | ENIAC (for "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"), the first general-purpose electronic computer, is unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania. | |
| February 15th, 1946 (February 15 1946) | Birth | Esko Seppanen, Finnish politician | |
| February 15th, 1945 (February 15 1945) | Birth | John Helliwell, British musician (Supertramp) | |
| February 15th, 1945 (February 15 1945) | Birth | Douglas Hofstadter, American academic and writer | |
| February 15th, 1944 (February 15 1944) | Event | World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins. | |
| February 15th, 1944 (February 15 1944) | Birth | Mick Avory, British drummer (The Kinks) | |
| February 15th, 1942 (February 15 1942) | Event | 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. | |
| February 15th, 1941 (February 15 1941) | Birth | Florinda Bolkan, Brazilian actress | |
| February 15th, 1941 (February 15 1941) | Birth | Brian Holland, American songwriter and producer | |
| February 15th, 1940 (February 15 1940) | Birth | John Hadl, American football player | |
| February 15th, 1940 (February 15 1940) | Birth | Hamzah Haz, Indonesian politician | |
| February 15th, 1939 (February 15 1939) | Birth | Ole Ellefs?ter, Norwegian cross-country skier | |
| February 15th, 1939 (February 15 1939) | Death | Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Russian painter (born in 1878) | |
| February 15th, 1937 (February 15 1937) | Birth | Gregory Mcdonald, American author | |
| February 15th, 1935 (February 15 1935) | Birth | Susan Brownmiller, American feminist and writer | |
| February 15th, 1935 (February 15 1935) | Birth | Roger Chaffee, astronaut (died in 1967) | |
| February 15th, 1935 (February 15 1935) | Birth | Gene Hickerson, American football player | |
| February 15th, 1934 (February 15 1934) | Birth | Graham Kennedy, Australian actor (died in 2005) | |
| February 15th, 1934 (February 15 1934) | Birth | Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist | |
| February 15th, 1933 (February 15 1933) | Event | 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. | |
| February 15th, 1932 (February 15 1932) | Death | Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress (born in 1865) | |
| February 15th, 1931 (February 15 1931) | Birth | Claire Bloom, British actress | |
| February 15th, 1931 (February 15 1931) | Birth | Geoff Edwards, American television game show host | |
| February 15th, 1930 (February 15 1930) | Birth | Nico Minardos, American actor | |
| February 15th, 1929 (February 15 1929) | Birth | Graham Hill, English race care driver (died in 1975) | |
| February 15th, 1929 (February 15 1929) | Birth | James Schlesinger, American politician | |
| February 15th, 1928 (February 15 1928) | Death | H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born in 1852) | |
| February 15th, 1927 (February 15 1927) | Birth | Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (died in 2008) | |
| February 15th, 1923 (February 15 1923) | Birth | Yelena Bonner, Russian human rights activist, widow of Andrei Sakharov | Yelena Bonner Quotes |
| February 15th, 1922 (February 15 1922) | Birth | John Bayard Anderson, American politician | |
| February 15th, 1921 (February 15 1921) | Birth | Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (died in 1985) | |
| February 15th, 1920 (February 15 1920) | Birth | Endicott Peabody, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (died in 1997) | |
| February 15th, 1918 (February 15 1918) | Birth | Allan Arbus, American actor | |
| February 15th, 1918 (February 15 1918) | Birth | Hank Locklin, American country music singer and songwriter | |
| February 15th, 1916 (February 15 1916) | Birth | Mary Jane Croft, American actress (died in 1999) | |
| February 15th, 1914 (February 15 1914) | Birth | Hale Boggs, American politician (died in 1972) | |
| February 15th, 1914 (February 15 1914) | Birth | Kevin McCarthy, American actor | |
| February 15th, 1913 (February 15 1913) | Birth | Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (died in 1997) | |
| February 15th, 1911 (February 15 1911) | Birth | Leonard Woodcock, American labor union official and diplomat (died in 2001) | |
| February 15th, 1911 (February 15 1911) | Death | Theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (born in 1859) | |
| February 15th, 1910 (February 15 1910) | Event | The Boy Scouts of America is founded. | |
| February 15th, 1910 (February 15 1910) | Birth | Irena Sendler, Polish social worker (died in 2008) | |
| February 15th, 1909 (February 15 1909) | Birth | Miep Gies, Dutch biographer of Anne Frank | Anne Frank Quotes |
| February 15th, 1909 (February 15 1909) | Birth | Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes, Spanish footballer (died in 1966) | |
| February 15th, 1908 (February 15 1908) | Birth | Sarto Fournier, Quebec politician (died in 1980) | |
| February 15th, 1907 (February 15 1907) | Birth | Jean Langlais, French composer and organist (died in 1991) | |
| February 15th, 1907 (February 15 1907) | Birth | Cesar Romero, American actor (died in 1994) | |
| February 15th, 1906 (February 15 1906) | Event | The British Labour Party is organised. | |
| February 15th, 1905 (February 15 1905) | Birth | Harold Arlen, American composer (died in 1986) | |
| February 15th, 1904 (February 15 1904) | Birth | Antonin Magne, French cyclist (died in 1983) | |
| February 15th, 1899 (February 15 1899) | Birth | Georges Auric, French composer (died in 1983) | |
| February 15th, 1899 (February 15 1899) | Birth | Gale Sondergaard, American actress (died in 1985) | |
| February 15th, 1898 (February 15 1898) | Event | 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. | |
| February 15th, 1898 (February 15 1898) | Birth | Toto, Italian actor and composer (died in 1967) | |
| February 15th, 1898 (February 15 1898) | Birth | Allen Woodring, American runner (died in 1982) | |
| February 15th, 1896 (February 15 1896) | Birth | Arthur Shields, Irish actor (died in 1970) | |
| February 15th, 1895 (February 15 1895) | Birth | Earl Thomson, Canadian athlete (died in 1971) | |
| February 15th, 1893 (February 15 1893) | Birth | Walter Donaldson, American songwriter (died in 1947) | |
| February 15th, 1892 (February 15 1892) | Birth | James Forrestal, United States Secretary of Defense (died in 1949) | |
| February 15th, 1891 (February 15 1891) | Event | AIK is founded at Biblioteksgatan 8 in Stockholm by Isidor Behrens. | |
| February 15th, 1890 (February 15 1890) | Birth | Robert Ley, Nazi official (died in 1945) | Robert Ley Quotes |
| February 15th, 1883 (February 15 1883) | Birth | Sax Rohmer, English author (died in 1959) | Sax Rohmer Quotes |
| February 15th, 1882 (February 15 1882) | Birth | John Barrymore, American actor (died in 1942) | |
| February 15th, 1879 (February 15 1879) | Event | 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. | Rutherford B. Hayes Quotes |
| February 15th, 1877 (February 15 1877) | Birth | Louis Renault, French automobile executive (died in 1944) | |
| February 15th, 1874 (February 15 1874) | Birth | Sir Ernest Shackleton, British explorer (died in 1922) | |
| February 15th, 1873 (February 15 1873) | Birth | Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (died in 1964) | |
| February 15th, 1869 (February 15 1869) | Death | Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (born in 1796) | |
| February 15th, 1862 (February 15 1862) | Event | American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee. | Ulysses S. Grant Quotes |
| February 15th, 1861 (February 15 1861) | Birth | Charles Edouard Guillaume, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (died in 1938) | |
| February 15th, 1861 (February 15 1861) | Birth | Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher (died in 1947) | Alfred North Whitehead Quotes |
| February 15th, 1857 (February 15 1857) | Death | Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (born in 1804) | |
| February 15th, 1856 (February 15 1856) | Birth | Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (died in 1926) | |
| February 15th, 1852 (February 15 1852) | Event | Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits its first patient. | |
| February 15th, 1849 (February 15 1849) | Death | Pierre Francois Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (born in 1804) | |
| February 15th, 1848 (February 15 1848) | Death | Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (born in 1771) | |
| February 15th, 1847 (February 15 1847) | Birth | Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer (died in 1927) | |
| February 15th, 1847 (February 15 1847) | Death | Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (born in 1794) | |
| February 15th, 1845 (February 15 1845) | Birth | Elihu Root, American statesman, Nobel Prize Laureate (died in 1937) | |
| February 15th, 1844 (February 15 1844) | Death | Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born in 1757) | |
| February 15th, 1843 (February 15 1843) | Death | Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general in the Greek War of Independence (born in 1770) | |
| February 15th, 1841 (February 15 1841) | Birth | Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian politician (died in 1913) | |
| February 15th, 1839 (February 15 1839) | Death | Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary and Patriote (born in 1803) | |
| February 15th, 1835 (February 15 1835) | Birth | Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author (died in 1908) | |
| February 15th, 1835 (February 15 1835) | Death | Henry Hunt, British politician (born in 1773) | |
| February 15th, 1825 (February 15 1825) | Birth | Carter Harrison, Sr., American politician (died in 1893) | |
| February 15th, 1820 (February 15 1820) | Birth | Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist (died in 1906) | Susan B. Anthony Quotes |
| February 15th, 1818 (February 15 1818) | Death | Friedrich Ludwig, Furst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Prussian general (born in 1746) | |
| February 15th, 1812 (February 15 1812) | Birth | Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler (died in 1902) | |
| February 15th, 1809 (February 15 1809) | Birth | Cyrus McCormick, American inventor (died in 1884) | |
| February 15th, 1809 (February 15 1809) | Birth | Andre Dumont, Belgian geologist (died in 1857) | |
| February 15th, 1805 (February 15 1805) | Event | Harmony Society is officially formed. | |
| February 15th, 1781 (February 15 1781) | Death | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German author and philosopher (born in 1729) | Philo Quotes |
| February 15th, 1775 (February 15 1775) | Death | Peter Dens, Flemish Catholic theologian (born in 1690) | |
| February 15th, 1764 (February 15 1764) | Event | The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established. | |
| February 15th, 1759 (February 15 1759) | Birth | Friedrich August Wolf, German archaeologist (died in 1824) | |
| February 15th, 1748 (February 15 1748) | Birth | Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher (died in 1832) | Philo Quotes |
| February 15th, 1739 (February 15 1739) | Birth | Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart, French architect (died in 1813) | |
| February 15th, 1738 (February 15 1738) | Death | Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (born in 1684) | |
| February 15th, 1734 (February 15 1734) | Birth | William Stacy, Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country (died in 1802) | |
| February 15th, 1725 (February 15 1725) | Birth | Abraham Clark, American founding father (died in 1794) | Abraham Quotes |
| February 15th, 1710 (February 15 1710) | Birth | King Louis XV of France (died in 1774) | |
| February 15th, 1705 (February 15 1705) | Birth | Charles-Andre van Loo, French painter (died in 1765) | |
| February 15th, 1637 (February 15 1637) | Event | Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. | |
| February 15th, 1637 (February 15 1637) | Death | Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (born in 1578) | |
| February 15th, 1621 (February 15 1621) | Death | Michael Praetorius, German composer (born in 1571) | |
| February 15th, 1620 (February 15 1620) | Birth | Francois Charpentier, French archaeologist (died in 1702) | |
| February 15th, 1571 (February 15 1571) | Birth | Michael Praetorius, German composer (died in 1621) | |
| February 15th, 1564 (February 15 1564) | Birth | Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (died in 1642) | Galileo Galilei Quotes |
| February 15th, 1471 (February 15 1471) | Birth | Piero di Lorenzo de Medici, ruler of Florence (died in 1503) | |
| February 15th, 1458 (February 15 1458) | Birth | Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (died in 1490) | |
| February 15th, 1145 (February 15 1145) | Death | Pope Lucius II | |
| February 15th, 0590 (February 15 0590) | Event | Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia | |
