On this day: February 15
Born on this day
Pedro Menéndez de AvilésFebruary 15, 1519 – September 17, 1574 · Exploration
Galileo GalileiFebruary 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642 · Technology
Charles-André van LooFebruary 15, 1705 – July 15, 1765 · Art
Jeremy BenthamFebruary 15, 1748 – June 6, 1832 · Culture
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm TischbeinFebruary 15, 1751 – June 26, 1829 · Art
Jean-François Le SueurFebruary 15, 1760 – October 6, 1837 · Music
Pyotr AnjouFebruary 15, 1796 – October 12, 1869 · Exploration
Karl Friedrich LessingFebruary 15, 1808 – 1880 · Art
Cyrus McCormickFebruary 15, 1809 – May 13, 1884 · Technology
Charles-François DaubignyFebruary 15, 1817 – February 19, 1878 · Art
George Johnstone StoneyFebruary 15, 1826 – July 5, 1911 · Science
Nikolai GeFebruary 15, 1831 – June 1, 1894 · Art
Titu MaiorescuFebruary 15, 1840 – June 18, 1917 · Culture
Elihu RootFebruary 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937 · Politics
Robert FuchsFebruary 15, 1847 – February 19, 1927 · Music
William Henry PickeringFebruary 15, 1858 – January 1938 · Science
Alfred North WhiteheadFebruary 15, 1861 – December 30, 1947 · Culture
Charles Édouard GuillaumeFebruary 15, 1861 – June 13, 1938 · Science
Paolo TroubetzkoyFebruary 15, 1866 – February 12, 1938 · Art- Martin KnudsenFebruary 15, 1871 – May 27, 1949 · Science
Hans von Euler-ChelpinFebruary 15, 1873 – November 6, 1964 · Science
Ernest ShackletonFebruary 15, 1874 – January 5, 1922 · Exploration
Alfred Carlton GilbertFebruary 15, 1884 – January 24, 1961 · Technology
Robert LeyFebruary 15, 1890 – October 25, 1945 · Science
TotòFebruary 15, 1898 – April 15, 1967 · Music
Georges AuricFebruary 15, 1899 – July 23, 1983 · Music
Harold ArlenFebruary 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986 · Music
Nie ErFebruary 15, 1912 – July 17, 1935 · Music
Herman KahnFebruary 15, 1922 – July 7, 1983 · Science
Harvey KormanFebruary 15, 1927 – May 29, 2008 · Film
Maxine SingerFebruary 15, 1931 – July 9, 2024 · Science
Niklaus WirthFebruary 15, 1934 – January 1, 2024 · Technology
Roger Bruce ChaffeeFebruary 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967 · Space
Florinda BolkanFebruary 15, 1941 – present · Film
Aleksandr SerebrovFebruary 15, 1944 – November 12, 2013 · Space
Douglas HofstadterFebruary 15, 1945 – present · Science
John AdamsFebruary 15, 1947 – present · Music
Randhir KapoorFebruary 15, 1947 – present · Film- Corey YuenFebruary 15, 1951 – March 2, 2022 · Film
Michel TalagrandFebruary 15, 1952 – present · Science
Jake E. LeeFebruary 15, 1957 – present · Music
Ashutosh GowarikerFebruary 15, 1964 – present · Film
Leland D. MelvinFebruary 15, 1964 – present · Space
Robert SchwentkeFebruary 15, 1968 – present · Film
BirdmanFebruary 15, 1969 – present · Music
Renee O'ConnorFebruary 15, 1971 – present · Film
Miranda JulyFebruary 15, 1974 – present · Film
Mr LordiFebruary 15, 1974 – present · Music
Omarosa Manigault NewmanFebruary 15, 1974 – present · Film
Gina LynnFebruary 15, 1974 – present · Film
YirumaFebruary 15, 1978 – present · Music
Samira MakhmalbafFebruary 15, 1980 – present · Film
Petr ElfimovFebruary 15, 1980 – present · Music
Conor OberstFebruary 15, 1980 – present · Music
Gary Clark Jr.February 15, 1984 – present · Music
Natalie MoralesFebruary 15, 1985 – present · Film
Callum TurnerFebruary 15, 1990 – present · Film
MaruvFebruary 15, 1991 – present · Music
Go Min-siFebruary 15, 1995 – present · Film
Roman RepublicFebruary 15, 1798 – September 30, 1799 · World History
Release of Far Cry New DawnFebruary 15, 2019 · Gaming