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What happend on 15. February in History
In our data base we found 325 events happened on 15. February:
• 590: Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. [category: Events]
• 1113: Pope Paschal II issued a bull sanctioning the establishment of the Order of Hospitallers. [category: Events]
• 1145: Pope Lucius II [category: Deaths]
• 1458: Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) [category: Births]
• 1471: Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler (d. 1503) [category: Births]
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• 1493: While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World. [category: Events]
• 1564: Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1642) [category: Births]
• 1571: Michael Praetorius, German composer (d. 1621) [category: Births]
• 1612: Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, French military officer (d. 1676) [category: Births]
• 1620: François Charpentier, French archaeologist (d. 1702) [category: Births]
• 1621: Michael Praetorius, German composer (b. 1571) [category: Deaths]
• 1637: Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1578) [category: Deaths]
• 1637: Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. [category: Events]
• 1705: Charles-André van Loo, French painter (d. 1765) [category: Births]
• 1710: King Louis XV of France (d. 1774) [category: Births]
• 1725: Abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794) [category: Births]
• 1734: William Stacy, American Army officer and pioneer (d. 1802) [category: Births]
• 1738: Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684) [category: Deaths]
• 1739: Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813) [category: Births]
• 1748: Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher (d. 1832) [category: Births]
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• 1759: Friedrich August Wolf, German archaeologist (d. 1824) [category: Births]
• 1761: Jacob Kimball, Jr., American composer (d. 1826) [category: Births]
• 1764: The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established. [category: Events]
• 1775: Peter Dens, Flemish theologian (b. 1690) [category: Deaths]
• 1781: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German author and philosopher (b. 1729) [category: Deaths]
• 1792: Floride Calhoun, Second Lady of the United States (d. 1866) [category: Births]
• 1797: Henry E. Steinway, German piano maker (d. 1871) [category: Births]
• 1804: The Serbian revolution begins. [category: Events]
• 1809: André Dumont, Belgian geologist (d. 1857) [category: Births]
• 1809: Cyrus McCormick, American inventor (d. 1884) [category: Births]
• 1811: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentine writer and politician, (d. 1888) [category: Births]
• 1812: Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler (d. 1902) [category: Births]
• 1818: Friedrich Ludwig, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Prussian general (b. 1746) [category: Deaths]
• 1820: Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist (d. 1906) [category: Births]
• 1825: Carter Harrison, Sr., American politician (d. 1893) [category: Births]
• 1835: Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author (d. 1908) [category: Births]
• 1835: Henry Hunt, English politician (b. 1773) [category: Deaths]
• 1835: The first constitutional law in modern Serbia is adopted. [category: Events]
• 1839: François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian notary (b. 1803) [category: Deaths]
• 1840: Titu Maiorescu, Romanian Prime Minister (d. 1917) [category: Births]
• 1841: Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian politician (d. 1913) [category: Births]
• 1842: Archibald Menzies, Scottish naturalist and surgeon (b. 1754) [category: Deaths]
• 1844: Henry Addington, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757) [category: Deaths]
• 1845: Elihu Root, American statesman, Nobel laureate (d. 1937) [category: Births]
• 1847: Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer (d. 1927) [category: Births]
• 1847: Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1794) [category: Deaths]
• 1848: Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) [category: Deaths]
• 1849: Sir Rickman Godlee, English surgeon (d. 1925) [category: Births]
• 1849: Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (b. 1804) [category: Deaths]
• 1856: Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist (d. 1926) [category: Births]
• 1857: Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b. 1804) [category: Deaths]
• 1861: Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1947) [category: Births]
• 1861: Charles Edouard Guillaume, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1938) [category: Births]
• 1862: American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee. [category: Events]
• 1866: Edward William Exshaw, British sailor (d. 1927) [category: Births]
• 1869: Cormic Cosgrove, American soccer player (d. 1930) [category: Births]
• 1869: Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796) [category: Deaths]
• 1873: Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1964) [category: Births]
• 1874: Sir Ernest Shackleton, Irish explorer (d. 1922) [category: Births]
• 1877: Louis Renault, French automotive executive (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1882: John Barrymore, American actor (d. 1942) [category: Births]
• 1883: Sax Rohmer, English author (d. 1959) [category: Births]
• 1890: Robert Ley, Nazi official (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1891: Dino Borgioli, Italian lyric tenor (d. 1960) [category: Births]
• 1892: James Forrestal, American politician, Secretary of the Navy (d. 1949) [category: Births]
• 1893: Walter Donaldson, American songwriter (d. 1947) [category: Births]
• 1895: Earl Thompson, Canadian athlete (d. 1971) [category: Births]
• 1896: Arthur Shields, Irish actor (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1897: Gerrit Kleerekoper, Jewish - Dutch gymnastics coach (d. 1943) [category: Births]
• 1898: Allen Woodring, American runner (d. 1982) [category: Births]
• 1898: Totò, Italian actor and composer (d. 1967) [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1899: Gale Sondergaard, American actress (d. 1985) [category: Births]
• 1899: Georges Auric, French composer (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1904: Antonin Magne, French cyclist (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1905: Harold Arlen, American composer (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1905: Lew Wallace, American general and novelist (b. 1827) [category: Deaths]
• 1906: Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch track cyclist (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1907: Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1907: Jean Langlais, French composer and organist (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1908: Sarto Fournier, Canadian politician (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1909: Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes, Spanish footballer (d. 1966) [category: Births]
• 1909: Miep Gies, Dutch biographer (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1909: The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250. [category: Events]
• 1910: Irena Sendler, Polish social worker (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1911: Leonard Woodcock, American labor union official and diplomat (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1911: Theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (b. 1859) [category: Deaths]
• 1912: George Mikes, Hungarian-born British author (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1913: Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1914: Hale Boggs, American politician (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1914: Kevin McCarthy, American actor (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1916: Jack Hanlon, American actor (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1916: Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1918: Allan Arbus, American actor [category: Births]
• 1918: Hank Locklin, American singer and songwriter (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1919: André Prévost, French tennis player (b. 1880) [category: Deaths]
• 1920: Endicott Peabody, American politician (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1921: Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (d. 1985) [category: Births]
• 1922: John B. Anderson, American politician [category: Births]
• 1923: Yelena Bonner, Russian activist, widow of Andrei Sakharov (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1924: Lionel Monckton, English composer (b. 1861) [category: Deaths]
• 1927: Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1928: Norman Bridwell, American author and cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1928: H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852) [category: Deaths]
• 1929: Graham Hill, English race car driver (d. 1975) [category: Births]
• 1929: James Schlesinger, American politician [category: Births]
• 1929: Kauko Armas Nieminen, Finnish physicist [category: Births]
• 1930: Nico Minardos, American actor (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1931: Claire Bloom, British actress [category: Births]
• 1931: Geoff Edwards, American television game show host [category: Births]
• 1932: Troy Kennedy Martin, Scottish film and TV screenwriter (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1932: Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress (b. 1865) [category: Deaths]
• 1933: Pat Sullivan, Australian cartoonist, animator and producer (b. 1887) [category: Deaths]
• 1933: In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933. [category: Events]
• 1934: Graham Kennedy, Australian actor (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1934: Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist [category: Births]
• 1935: Gene Hickerson, American football player (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1935: Roger Chaffee, American astronaut (d. 1967) [category: Births]
• 1935: Susan Brownmiller, American feminist writer [category: Births]
• 1937: Coen Moulijn, Dutch footballer (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1937: Gregory Mcdonald, American author (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1939: Gerd Bohnsack, German football manager [category: Births]
• 1939: Ole Ellefsæter, Norwegian cross-country skier [category: Births]
• 1939: Robert Hansen, American serial killer [category: Births]
• 1939: Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Russian painter (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1940: Hamzah Haz, Indonesian politician [category: Births]
• 1940: John Hadl, American football player [category: Births]
• 1941: Brian Holland, American songwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1941: Florinda Bolkan, Brazilian actress [category: Births]
• 1942: World War II: The Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. [category: Events]
• 1943: Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1944: Mick Avory, English drummer (The Kinks) [category: Births]
• 1944: World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins. [category: Events]
• 1945: Douglas Hofstadter, American academic and writer [category: Births]
• 1945: John Helliwell, English musician (Supertramp) [category: Births]
• 1946: Esko Seppänen, Finnish politician [category: Births]
• 1946: ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. [category: Events]
• 1947: John Coolidge Adams, American composer [category: Births]
• 1947: Marisa Berenson, American actress [category: Births]
• 1947: Rusty Hamer, American actor (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1947: Ádám Nádasdy, Hungarian linguist and poet [category: Births]
• 1948: Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1948: Ron Cey, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1948: Tino Insana, American voice actor [category: Births]
• 1948: Subhadra Kumari Chauhan Indian poet (b.1904) [category: Deaths]
• 1949: Hans Graf, Austrian conductor [category: Births]
• 1949: Ken Anderson, American football player [category: Births]
• 1949: Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls. [category: Events]
• 1950: David Brown, American musician (Santana) (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1950: Hark Tsui, Hong Kong film director [category: Births]
• 1951: Jane Seymour, English actress [category: Births]
• 1951: Markku Alén, Finnish World Rally driver [category: Births]
• 1951: Melissa Manchester, American singer (Harlettes) [category: Births]
• 1952: King George VI is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. [category: Events]
• 1953: Tony Adams, Irish film producer (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1953: Karl Staaf, Swedish athlete (b. 1881) [category: Deaths]
• 1953: Oskar Goßler, German rower (b. 1875) [category: Deaths]
• 1954: Armand Parmentier, Belgian athlete [category: Births]
• 1954: Matt Groening, American cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1954: Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska. [category: Events]
• 1955: Christopher McDonald, American actor [category: Births]
• 1955: Janice Dickinson, American supermodel [category: Births]
• 1956: Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (d. 1992) [category: Births]
• 1956: Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French attorney (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1957: Gul Mohammed, Indian primordial dwarf (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1957: Jimmy Spencer, American race car driver [category: Births]
• 1957: Steve Farhood, American boxing historian and analyst [category: Births]
• 1958: Chrystine Brouillet, Canadian novelist [category: Births]
• 1958: Matthew Ward, American singer (Second Chapter of Acts) [category: Births]
• 1958: Tony McKegney, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1959: Ali Campbell, English singer and songwriter (UB40) [category: Births]
• 1959: Brian Propp, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1959: Hugo Savinovich, Ecuadorian wrestler [category: Births]
• 1959: Owen Willans Richardson, British physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1879) [category: Deaths]
• 1960: Darrell Green, American football player [category: Births]
• 1960: Mikey Craig, English musician (Culture Club) [category: Births]
• 1960: Roman Kostrzewski, Polish musician (Kat and Kat & Roman Kostrzewski) [category: Births]
• 1961: Cheam Channy, Cambodian politician [category: Births]
• 1961: Bradley Lord, American figure skater (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 1961: Laurence Owen, American figure skater (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• 1961: Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team, several coaches and family members. [category: Events]
• 1964: Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1964: Daniel Poudrier, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1964: Leland D. Melvin, American astronaut [category: Births]
• 1964: Mark Price, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1964: Robert L. Thornton, American businessman and politician (b. 1880) [category: Deaths]
• 1965: Bruce Bell, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1965: Nat King Cole, American singer and musician (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1965: A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner. [category: Events]
• 1966: Camilo Torres Restrepo, Colombian priest, guerrilla (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 1966: Gerard Ciołek, Polish architect (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1967: Craig Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1967: Jane Child, Canadian musician [category: Births]
• 1967: Kelley Menighan Hensley, American actress [category: Births]
• 1967: Syed Kamall, British politician [category: Births]
• 1968: Axelle Red, Belgian singer and songwriter [category: Births]
• 1968: Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete [category: Births]
• 1969: Bryan Williams, American record executive and rapper [category: Births]
• 1969: Josh Marshall, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1970: Sir Hugh Dowding, English RAF commander (b. 1882) [category: Deaths]
• 1970: A Dominican DC-9 crashes into the sea during takeoff from Santo Domingo, killing 102. [category: Events]
• 1971: Ray Sefo, New Zealand kickboxer [category: Births]
• 1971: Renée O'Connor, American actress and director [category: Births]
• 1971: Dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast (b. 1885) [category: Deaths]
• 1971: The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day. [category: Events]
• 1972: Jaromír Jágr, Czech hockey player [category: Births]
• 1972: José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time. [category: Events]
• 1972: Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time. [category: Events]
• 1973: Alex Borstein, American actress [category: Births]
• 1973: Amy Van Dyken, American swimmer [category: Births]
• 1973: Kateřina Neumannová, Czech cross country skier [category: Births]
• 1973: Sarah Wynter, Australian actress [category: Births]
• 1973: Tim Holt, American actor (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Wally Cox, American actor (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: Alexander Wurz, Austrian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1974: Gina Lynn, American pornographic actress [category: Births]
• 1974: Miranda July, American performance artist [category: Births]
• 1974: Tomi Putaansuu, Finnish singer (Lordi) [category: Births]
• 1974: Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan baseball player [category: Births]
• 1974: Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer (b. 1887) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Annemarie Kramer, Dutch sprinter [category: Births]
• 1975: Brendon Small, American comedian and animator [category: Births]
• 1975: Serge Aubin, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1976: Brandon Boyd, American musician (Incubus) [category: Births]
• 1976: Giorgos Karagoutis, Greek basketball player [category: Births]
• 1976: Ronnie Vannucci Jr., American musician (The Killers) [category: Births]
• 1976: Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist [category: Births]
• 1976: The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by national referendum. [category: Events]
• 1977: Brooks Wackerman, American musician (Bad Religion) [category: Births]
• 1978: Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy) [category: Births]
• 1978: Tuan Le, American poker player [category: Births]
• 1978: Yiruma, South Korean pianist [category: Births]
• 1979: Alenka Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer [category: Births]
• 1979: Chantal Janzen, Dutch actress, musical star [category: Births]
• 1979: Gordon Shedden, Scottish race car driver [category: Births]
• 1979: Josh Low, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Scott Severin, Scottish footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Don Dunstan resigns as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation. [category: Events]
• 1980: Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes) [category: Births]
• 1980: Josh Sole, New Zealand-born Italian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1981: Diego Martínez, Mexican footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Heurelho Gomes, Brazilian footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Jenna Morasca, American model [category: Births]
• 1981: Matt Hoopes, American musician (Relient K) [category: Births]
• 1981: Olivia, American singer [category: Births]
• 1981: Karl Richter, German conductor (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 1981: Mike Bloomfield, American musician (Electric Flag) (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 1982: Alex Nodari, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Shameka Christon, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Tahesia Harrigan, Virgin Islander sprinter [category: Births]
• 1982: The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers. [category: Events]
• 1983: Ashley Tesoro, American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1983: David Degen, Swiss footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Don Cowie, Scottish footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Philipp Degen, Swiss footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player [category: Births]
• 1984: Doda, Polish singer (Virgin) [category: Births]
• 1984: Erik Cadée, Dutch discus thrower [category: Births]
• 1984: Ethel Merman, American singer and actress (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: Serkan Kırıntılı, Turkish footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Amber Riley, American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1986: Gabriel Paletta, Argentine footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Valeri Bojinov, Bulgarian footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Jarrod Sammut, Australian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1988: Hironori Kusano, Japanese singer (NEWS) [category: Births]
• 1988: Jarryd Hayne, Australian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1988: Tim Mannah, Australian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1988: Richard Feynman, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan. [category: Events]
• 1990: Charles Pic, French racing driver [category: Births]
• 1990: Dejan Lazarević, Slovenian footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Erwin Sak, Polish footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Stephanie Vogt, Liechtensteiner tennis player [category: Births]
• 1990: Michel Drach, French film director and producer (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1991: Ángel Sepúlveda, Mexican footballer [category: Births]
• 1991: The Visegrád Agreement, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland. [category: Events]
• 1992: Greer Grammer, American actress [category: Births]
• 1992: María Elena Moyano, Peruvian activist (b. 1960) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: William Schuman, American composer (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 1996: Lucio Agostini, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 1996: McLean Stevenson, American actor (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 1996: Tommy Rettig, American actor (b. 1941) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1998: Zachary Gordon, American actor [category: Births]
• 1998: Georgios Mylonas, Greek politician (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Louie Spicolli, American wrestler (b. 1971) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Big L, American rapper (b. 1974) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, is arrested in Kenya. [category: Events]
• 2000: Angus MacLean, Canadian politician (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails. [category: Events]
• 2001: First draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature. [category: Events]
• 2002: Howard K. Smith, American journalist (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (b. 1963) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history. [category: Events]
• 2004: Jan Miner, American actress (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Jens Evensen, Norwegian minister and jurist (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Pierre Bachelet, French singer and songwriter (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Samuel T. Francis, American journalist (b. 1947) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Ray Evans, American songwriter (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Walker Edmiston, American actor (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Amnon Netzer, Iranian-Israeli historian (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Ashley Callie, South African actress (b. 1976) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Dr. Diether H. Haenicke, American university president (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Joe Cuba, Puerto-Rican musician (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Jeanne M. Holm, American Air Force general (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Fadhel Al-Matrook, Bahraini protester killed by security forces (b. 1979) [category: Deaths]
• _: Candlemas (Eastern Orthodox Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Claude de la Colombière [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Faustinus and Jovita [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: February 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: John Frum Day (Vanuatu) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Liberation Day (Afghanistan) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: National Day (Serbia) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: National Flag of Canada Day (Canada) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Parinirvana Day, also celebrated on February 8. (Mahayana Buddhism) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Quinidius [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Sigfrid of Sweden [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Susan B. Anthony Day (United States) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: The third and final day of Lupercalia, also known as Februa. (Roman Empire) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Total Defence Day (Singapore) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Vartan (a holiday for Armenians in Lebanon) [category: Holidays and observances]