February 15

Events

 * - The philosopher sentenced to death.
 * - crowned as king of
 * - becomes.
 * - The city of established.
 * - officially formed.
 * -, , admits its first patient.
 * - :  attacks,.
 * - :   signs a bill allowing female s to argue cases before the.
 * - was founded at Biblioteksgatan 8 in  by.
 * - : The explodes and sinks in  harbor in, killing more than 260. This event leads the  to declare war on.
 * - and his wife  introduce the first  in.
 * - The organized.
 * - In, attempts to assassinate -elect , but instead shoots   , who dies of his wounds on ,.
 * - : The . Following an assault by ese forces, the   surrenders. About 80,000,  and n soldiers become , the largest surrender of -led military personnel in history. The  begins.
 * - : The assault on, begins.
 * - (for "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"), the first general-purpose electronic, unveiled at the.
 * - The and the  sign a mutual defense treaty.
 * - buried in  at.
 * - Seventeen-year-old becomes the first  to win the world  championship.
 * - crashes in, killing 73, with the entire   team, several coaches & family.
 * - A new red-and-white leaf design is adopted as the, replacing the old  banner.
 * - A  crashes into the sea during takeoff from, killing 102.
 * - of  is completed on.
 * - The 1976 is adopted by the national.
 * - and  (formerly ) under the newly formed  goes to air for the first time.
 * - The  sinks during a storm off the coast of, killing 84 rig workers.
 * - : The officially announces that all of its troops had left.
 * - The, establishing cooperation to move toward , signed by the leaders of , and.
 * - annexed  by integrating it into its so-called, start of War of Independence and
 * - : is arrested by the  and charged with breaking into some of the ' most.
 * - Mortar attack on the US Embassy in.
 * 1996  - At the  in, a  rocket, carrying an , crashed into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
 * - wins the  after 20 years of disappointment.
 * -, leader of the organization , is arrested in  by  agents.
 * - II nuclear power plant in  vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails.
 * - At the in, 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  service industry.
 * - occur in over 600 cities worldwide. Estimates from 8,000,000-30,000,000 people took part, making this the largest peace demonstration in the history of the world.

Births

 * -, Ruler of Tver (d. )
 * -, ruler of Florence (d. )
 * -, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, French archaeologist (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, American founding father (d. )
 * -, officer, and pioneer to the  (d. )
 * -, French architect (d. )
 * -, German archaeologist (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * 1809  -, Belgian geologist (d. )
 * -, American jeweler (d. )
 * -, German Biblical scholar (d. )
 * -, American feminist and suffragist (d. )
 * -, Mayor of Chicago (d. )
 * -, Greek author, president of the (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American statesman and diplomat, (d. )
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, German psychiatrist (d. )
 * -, French physicist, (d. )
 * -, German-born chemist, (d. )
 * -, British polar explorer (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, head of the  (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American songwriter (d. )
 * -, Canadian athlete (d. )
 * -, Irish actor (d. )
 * -, Italian actor, writer, and composer (d. )
 * 1898  -, American runner (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * 1899  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, French cyclist (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, French composer and organist (d. )
 * 1907  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Quebec politician (d. )
 * -, Dutch biographer of
 * 1909  -, Spanish footballer (d. )
 * -, labor union official, ambassador to China (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born chess player (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1914  -, American actor
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1918  -, American country music singer and songwriter
 * -, Indian historian, thinker and writer
 * -, American politician
 * -, Russian human rights activist, widow of physicist
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, British two-time Formula One World Champion (d. )
 * 1929  -, American politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, British actress
 * 1931  -, American television game show host
 * -, Australian actor (d. )
 * 1934  -, Swiss computer scientist
 * -, American feminist and writer
 * 1935  -, astronaut (d. )
 * -, American author
 * -, Norwegian cross-country skier
 * -, American football player
 * 1940  -, Indonesian politician
 * -, Brazilian actress
 * 1941  -, American songwriter and producer
 * -, British drummer
 * -, British musician
 * 1945  -, American academic and writer
 * -, American actress
 * 1946  -, Finnish politician
 * -, American composer
 * 1947  -, American musician  (d. )
 * 1947  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, baseball player
 * 1948  -, American cartoonist
 * -, American football player
 * 1949  -, Austrian conductor
 * -, Hong Kong film director
 * -, American singer
 * 1951  -, British actress
 * -, Irish film producer (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist
 * -, American actor
 * -, Japanese racing driver (d. )
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, Quebec novelist
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1959  -, Ecuadorian wrestler
 * -, British musician
 * -, American actor and comedian (d. )
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, Belgian singer and songwriter
 * -, American journalist
 * 1969  -, founder of
 * -, American impressionist/comedian
 * -, American actress and director
 * 1971  -, New Zealand kick boxer
 * -, Czech hockey player
 * -, Czech cross country skier
 * 1973  -, American swimmer
 * 1973  -, Australian actress
 * 1973  -, American actress and animator
 * -, American performance artist, film director, musician and writer
 * 1974  -, American porn actress
 * 1974  -, Finnish singer
 * 1974  -, American racehorse (d. )
 * 1974  -, Venezuelan  player
 * 1974  -, Austrian race car driver
 * -, player
 * -, American musician
 * 1976  -, Spanish cyclist
 * 1976  -, American musician
 * -, American drummer
 * -, American singer and musician
 * 1978  -, American poker player
 * -, Slovenian swimmer
 * 1979  -, English footballer
 * 1979  -, Scottish Race Car Driver
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American musician
 * 1981  -, American singer
 * 1981  -, Mexican footballer
 * 1981  -, American model
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Indian actress
 * 1984  -, Polish singer
 * 1984  -, Polish singer

Deaths

 * -, German composer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Czech sculptor (b. )
 * -, Belgian Catholic theologian (b. )
 * -, German author and philosopher (b. )
 * -, Prussian general (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, Quebec notary and (b. )
 * -, Greek general in the (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Belgian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Prussian field marshal (b. )
 * -, Belgian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, Indian poet (b. )
 * -, German pediatrician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, British physicist, (b. )
 * -, American businessman, philanthropist, and Mayor of Dallas, Texas (b. )
 * -, American singer and musician (b. )
 * -, Polish architect and historian of gardens (b. )
 * -, Greek gymnast (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1973  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Swedish composer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 1981  -, German conductor (b. )
 * -, American singer and actress (b. )
 * -, American physicist, (b. )
 * -, Peruvian activist (b. )
 * 1992  -, American composer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1996  -, American actor (b. )
 * 1996  -, Canadian composer and conductor (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American rapper (b. )
 * 1999  -, American physicist,  (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * 2002  -, New Zealand actor (b. )
 * -, Norwegian minister and International Court of Justice judge (b. )
 * 2004  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * 2005  -, French singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, actor (b. )
 * -, actor (b. )

Holidays and observances

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