What are the important events that happened on February 15? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 15: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 15 is the 46th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 320 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 2, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,707,955,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘tetracontahexagon’ day.
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 349 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,073 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 15 Historical Events
- 1113 –Pope Paschal II issued a bull sanctioning the establishment of the Order of Hospitallers.
- 1906 –The British Labour Party is organised.
- 1909 –The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1972 –José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
- 1979 –Don Dunstan resigns as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.
- 1989 –Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
- 2000 –Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails.
- 2037 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Snake in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 15?
- 1458 –Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)
- 1620 –François Charpentier, French archaeologist (d. 1702)
- 1898 –Allen Woodring, American runner (d. 1982)
- 1909 –Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes, Spanish footballer (d. 1966)
- 1918 –Allan Arbus, American actor
- 1929 –Graham Hill, English race car driver (d. 1975)
- 1945 –John Helliwell, British musician (Supertramp)
- 1947 –John Coolidge Adams, American composer
- 1967 –Kelley Menighan Hensley, American actress
- 1975 –Brendon Small, American comedian and animator
Who died on February 15?
- 1637 –Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1578)
- 1738 –Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684)
- 1839 –François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)
- 1842 –Archibald Menzies, Scottish naturalist and surgeon (b. 1754)
- 1857 –Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b. 1804)
- 1928 –H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852)
- 1984 –Ethel Merman, American singer and actress (b. 1908)
- 1992 –William Schuman, American composer (b. 1910)
- 2002 –Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (b. 1963)
- 2007 –Ray Evans, American songwriter (b. 1915)
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