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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[438]] – [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] emperor [[Theodosius II]] publishes the law codex [[Codex Theodosianus]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Codex_Theodosianus.html |title=LacusCurtius • Roman Law — Theodosian Code (Smith's Dictionary, 1875)<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2021-02-19 |archive-date=2022-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215150614/https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA%2A/Codex_Theodosianus.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[590]] – [[Khosrau II]] is crowned king of [[Sassanid dynasty|Persia]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Bulletin of the Asia Institute|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p-dtAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Wayne State University Press|page=40|access-date=2019-04-04|archive-date=2020-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116185843/https://books.google.com/books?id=p-dtAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[706]] – [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor [[Justinian II]] has his predecessors [[Leontios]] and [[Tiberios III]] publicly executed in the [[Hippodrome of Constantinople]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rogge|first=Jörg|title=Killing and Being Killed: Bodies in Battle: Perspectives on Fighters in the Middle Ages|___location=Germany|publisher=transcript|date=2017|isbn=9783837637830|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UmhLDwAAQBAJ|page=53|access-date=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215150642/https://books.google.com/books?id=UmhLDwAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1002]] – At an assembly at [[Pavia]] of [[Lombardy|Lombard]] nobles, [[Arduin of Ivrea]] is restored to his domains and crowned [[King of Italy]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)|title=Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w1FAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA324|year=1843|publisher=Longman|pages=324|access-date=2019-04-04|archive-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225233114/https://books.google.com/books?id=9w1FAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA324|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1113]] – [[Pope Paschal II]] issues ''[[Pie Postulatio Voluntatis]]'', recognizing [[Knights Hospitaller|the Order of Hospitallers]].<ref name=history>{{cite web|title=960 years of history|url=http://www.orderofmalta.int/history/639/history-order-of-malta/?lang=en|website=Order of Malta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909235254/http://www.orderofmalta.int/history/639/history-order-of-malta/?lang=en|archive-date=9 September 2015}}</ref>
*[[1214]] – During the [[Anglo-French War (1213–1214)]], an English invasion force led by [[John, King of England]], lands at [[La Rochelle]] in [[France]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael Van Cleave Alexander|title=Three Crises in Early English History: Personalities and Politics During the Norman Conquest, the Reign of King John, and the Wars of the Roses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hj6uYu0LiO0C&pg=PA94|year=1998|publisher=University Press of America|isbn=978-0-7618-1188-6|pages=94|access-date=2019-04-04|archive-date=2022-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215150637/https://books.google.com/books?id=Hj6uYu0LiO0C&pg=PA94|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1493]] – While on board the ''[[Niña (ship)|Niña]]'', [[Christopher Columbus]] [[Columbus's letter on the first voyage|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ems.kcl.ac.uk/content/pub/b002.html|author=Ife, Barry W.|title=Introduction to the Letters from America|publisher=King's College London|access-date=13 February 2019|archive-date=3 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203183036/http://www.ems.kcl.ac.uk/content/pub/b002.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1637]] – [[Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand III]] becomes [[Holy Roman Emperor]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lynn|first=Robert A.|chapter=Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608-1657)|title=Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History. Vol. 1: A—F|editor-last=Zabecki|editor-first=Davd T.|___location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2014|isbn=9781598849806|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rCWMBQAAQBAJ|page=415|access-date=2021-02-15|archive-date=2021-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601234131/https://books.google.com/books?id=rCWMBQAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1690]] – [[Constantin Cantemir]], Prince of [[Moldavia]], and the [[Holy Roman Empire]] sign a secret treaty in [[Sibiu]], stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the [[House of Habsburg]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]].
*[[1764]] – The city of [[St. Louis]] is established in [[Louisiana (New Spain)|Spanish Louisiana]] (now in [[Missouri]], USA).<ref>{{cite journal|last=Primm|first=Wilson|title=History of St. Louis|journal=Missouri Historical Society Collections|volume=4|number=2|date=1913|page=163|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZoEyAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=February 15, 2021|archive-date=February 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215150645/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZoEyAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1798]] – The [[Roman Republic (18th century)|Roman Republic]] is proclaimed after [[Louis-Alexandre Berthier]], a general of [[Napoleon]], had invaded the city of [[Rome]] five days earlier.
*[[1835]] – Serbia's [[Sretenje Constitution]] briefly comes into effect.
*[[1852]] – The [[Helsinki Cathedral]] (known as ''St. Nicholas' Church'' at time) is officially inaugurated in [[Helsinki]], [[Grand Duchy of Finland|Finland]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ruuth|first=Martti|title=Helsingin Suurkirkko satavuotias|page=7|publisher=Helsingin evankelis-luterilaisten seurakunta|___location=Helsinki|year=1952|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: Confederates commanded by Brig. Gen. [[John B. Floyd]] attack General [[Ulysses S. Grant]]'s Union forces [[Battle of Fort Donelson|besieging Fort Donelson]] in [[Tennessee]]. Unable to break the fort's encirclement, the Confederates surrender the following day.<ref>Nevin, David, and the Editors of Time-Life Books. ''The Road to Shiloh: Early Battles in the West''. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1983. {{ISBN|0-8094-4716-9}} pp. 84–86</ref>
*[[1870]] – [[Stevens Institute of Technology]] is founded in New Jersey, US, and offers the first [[Bachelor of Engineering]] degree in [[mechanical engineering]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Stevens Indicator|publisher=Stevens Alumni Association|year=1955|page=5}}</ref>
*[[1879]] – [[Women's rights]]: US President [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] signs a bill allowing female [[Lawyer|attorneys]] to argue cases before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]].
*[[1898]] – The battleship {{USS|Maine|ACR-1|6}} explodes and sinks in [[Havana]] harbor in [[Cuba]], killing about 274 of the ship's roughly 354 crew.<ref>{{cite book|last=Axelrod|first=Alex|title=Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong|___location=New York|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company|date=2008|isbn=9781402747687|url=https://archive.org/details/profilesinfollyh00axel|url-access=registration|pages=67–68}}</ref> The disaster pushes the [[United States]] to [[Spanish–American War|declare war]] on [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dyal|first=Donald H.|chapter=Maine (ship)|title=Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War|___location=Westport, Conn.|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=1996|isbn=9781429472845|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CWaCEfeuQXkC|pages=200–201}}</ref>
*[[1899]] – Tsar [[Nicholas II]] of Russia issues a declaration known as the [[February Manifesto]], which reduces the autonomy of the [[Grand Duchy of Finland]], thus beginning the [[Russification of Finland|first period of oppression]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.histdoc.net/history/keisarik.html|title=1899. The Collection of Decrees of the Grand Duchy of Finland. No 3.|website=Histdoc.net|access-date=February 15, 2022|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100043/https://www.histdoc.net/history/keisarik.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1909]] – The Flores Theater fire in [[Acapulco]], Mexico kills 250.
*[[1923]] – [[Greece]] becomes the last European country to adopt the [[Gregorian calendar]].
*[[1925]] – The [[1925 serum run to Nome]]: The second delivery of serum arrives in [[Nome, Alaska]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Salisbury|first1=Gay|last2=Salisbury|first2=Laney|title=The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic|___location=New York|publisher=W.W. Norton & Co.|date=2003|isbn=9780393325706|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JsOWKVnhSiAC|page=236|access-date=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215150647/https://books.google.com/books?id=JsOWKVnhSiAC|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1933]] – In [[Miami]], [[Giuseppe Zangara]] attempts to assassinate US President-elect [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], but instead shoots [[Mayor of Chicago|Chicago mayor]] [[Anton J. Cermak]], who dies of his wounds on March 6.
*[[1940]] – [[Paul Creston]]'s [[Saxophone Sonata (Creston)|Saxophone Sonata]] was officially premiered at the [[Carnegie Chamber Hall]] by saxophonist [[Cecil Leeson]], who had commissioned it, and the composer.<ref>{{cite thesis|last=Morris|first=Willie |title=The Development of the Saxophone Compositions of Paul Creston |year=1996 |degree=DMA |institution=University of Missouri–Kansas City |oclc=35239809|pages=116–117}}</ref>
*[[1942]] – [[World War II]]: [[Fall of Singapore]]. Following an assault by [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]ese forces, the British General [[Arthur Percival]] surrenders. About 80,000 [[British Indian Army|Indian]], United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become [[prisoners of war]], the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
*[[1944]] – World War II: The [[Battle of Monte Cassino|assault]] on [[Monte Cassino]], Italy begins.
* 1944 – World War II: The [[Narva Offensive (15–28 February 1944)|Narva Offensive]] begins.
*[[1945]] – World War II: Third day of [[Bombing of Dresden in World War II|bombing in Dresden]].
*[[1946]] – [[ENIAC]], the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in [[Philadelphia]].
*[[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]].
*[[1952]] – King [[George VI]] of the United Kingdom is buried in [[St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]].
*[[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.
*[[1961]] – [[Sabena Flight 548]] crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States [[figure skating]] team along with several of their coaches and family members.
*[[1965]] – The [[maple leaf]] is adopted as the [[flag of Canada]], replacing the [[Canadian Red Ensign]] flag.
*[[1970]] – A [[Dominicana de Aviación]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]] [[1970 Dominicana de Aviación DC-9 crash|crashes]] into the [[Caribbean Sea]] after takeoff from [[Las Américas International Airport]], killing 102, including members of the [[Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team]] and lightweight boxer [[Carlos Cruz (boxer)|Carlos Cruz]].<ref name="TWS">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=1970-02-14 |title=Crash stills title hopes |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ODk_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=6FEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5270,6468470&dq=roger+zami+carlos+cruz&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226174500/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ODk_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=6FEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5270,6468470&dq=roger+zami+carlos+cruz&hl=en |archive-date=2015-12-26 |access-date=2018-10-11 |work=The Windsor Star |agency=United Press International}}</ref>
*[[1971]] – The [[decimalisation]] of the currencies of the [[Pound sterling|United Kingdom]] and [[Irish pound|Ireland]] is completed on [[Decimal Day]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wamsley |first1=Laurel |title=U.K. And Ireland Celebrate 50 Years Since 'Decimal Day' |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/02/15/968146708/u-k-and-ireland-celebrate-50-years-since-decimal-day?t=1634728736856 |website=NPR |access-date=20 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 February 2021 |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020111949/https://www.npr.org/2021/02/15/968146708/u-k-and-ireland-celebrate-50-years-since-decimal-day?t=1634728736856 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1972]] – [[Sound recording and reproduction|Sound recordings]] are granted U.S. federal [[copyright]] [[Phonogram Convention|protection]] [[Copyright law of the United States#Duration of copyright|for the first time]].
* 1972 – [[José María Velasco Ibarra]], serving as [[President of Ecuador]] for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
*[[1982]] – The [[drilling rig]] ''[[Ocean Ranger]]'' sinks during a storm off the coast of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], killing 84 workers.
*[[1989]] – [[Soviet–Afghan War]]: The [[Soviet Union]] officially announces that all of its troops have [[Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan|left]] [[Afghanistan]].
*[[1991]] – The [[Visegrád Group]], establishing cooperation to move toward [[free market economy|free-market systems]], is signed by the leaders of [[Czechoslovakia]], Hungary and Poland.
*[[1992]] – Serial killer [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] is sentenced in Milwaukee to 15 terms of life in prison.
* 1992 – [[Air Transport International Flight 805]] crashes in [[Swanton, Ohio]], near [[Toledo Express Airport]], killing all four people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920215-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F N794AL Toledo-Express Airport, OH (TOL)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-06-21|archive-date=2019-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407030527/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920215-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1996]] – At the [[Xichang Satellite Launch Center]] in China, a [[Long March 3B]] rocket, carrying an [[Intelsat 708]], veers off course and crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing somewhere between six and 100 people.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.house.gov/coxreport/body/ch6bod.html |title=Satellite Launches in the PRC: Loral |access-date=6 December 2010 |author=Select Committee of the United States House of Representatives |date=3 January 1999|work=U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China}}</ref>
* 1996 – The [[Embassy of the United States, Athens]], is attacked by an antitank rocket, launched by the [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-16-mn-36785-story.html|title=U.S. Embassy in Athens Attacked|date=February 16, 1996|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2021-02-08|archive-date=2021-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208200257/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-16-mn-36785-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2001]] – The first draft of the complete [[human genome]] is published in ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]''.
*[[2003]] – [[15 February 2003 anti-war protests|Protests against the Iraq war]] take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
*[[2010]] – Two trains collide in the [[Halle train collision]] in [[Halle, Belgium]], killing 19 and injuring 171 people.
*[[2012]] – Three hundred and sixty people die in a [[Comayagua prison fire|fire]] at a [[Honduras|Honduran prison]] in the city of [[Comayagua]].
*[[2013]] – [[Chelyabinsk meteor|A meteor explodes]] over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the ''expected'' closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid [[2012 DA14]].
*[[2021]] – Sixty people drown and hundreds are missing after a boat sinks on the [[2021 Congo River disaster|Congo River]] near the village of Longola Ekoti, [[Mai-Ndombe Province]], Democratic Republic of the Congo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congo river disaster: at least 60 dead and hundreds missing after 'overloaded' boat sinks |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/16/congo-river-boat-sinks-deaths-missing |access-date=March 11, 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=16 February 2021 |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219155933/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/16/congo-river-boat-sinks-deaths-missing |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
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*[[1458]] – [[Ivan the Young]], son of [[Ivan III of Russia]] (died 1490)
*[[1472]] – [[Piero the Unfortunate]], Italian ruler (died 1503)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cXBKAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA231|year=1844|publisher=Charles Knight|pages=231|access-date=2018-10-16|archive-date=2022-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215150616/https://books.google.com/books?id=cXBKAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA231|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1506]] – [[Juliana of Stolberg]], German countess (died 1580)<ref>{{cite book|author=Lewis Wesley Argo|title=French, German, and Swiss links in Pennsylvania: descendants and ancient ancestors|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wccwAAAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Gateway Press|access-date=2018-10-16|archive-date=2022-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215150650/https://books.google.com/books?id=wccwAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1519]] – [[Pedro Menéndez de Avilés]], first Spanish Governor of Florida (died 1574)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Hugh Chisholm|author2=James Louis Garvin|title=The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature & General Information|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRJGAQAAIAAJ|year=1926|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Company, Limited|access-date=2018-10-16|archive-date=2020-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803161639/https://books.google.com/books?id=hRJGAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
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*[[1564]] – [[Galileo Galilei]], Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (died 1642)<ref>{{cite book|author=Galileo Galilei|title=Delphi Collected Works of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=maLcDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT960|date=9 January 2017|publisher=Delphi Classics|isbn=978-1-78656-058-2|pages=960|access-date=16 October 2018|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215150640/https://books.google.com/books?id=maLcDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT960|url-status=live}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] – [[Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve]], French soldier, founded [[Montreal]] (died 1676)
*[[1627]] – [[Charles Morton (educator)|Charles Morton]], Cornish nonconformist minister (died 1698)
*[[1638]] – [[Zeb-un-Nissa]], Mughal princess and poet (died 1702)<ref>{{cite book|first=Jadunath|last=Sarkar|title=A Short History of Aurangzib, 1618-1707|___location=New Delhi|publisher=Orient Longman|year=1979|page=14|isbn=978-0-86131-083-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EDxuAAAAMAAJ|access-date=2021-02-12|archive-date=2022-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215150639/https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Short_History_of_Aurangzib_1618_1707/EDxuAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1705]] – [[Charles-André van Loo]], French painter (died 1765)
*[[1710]] – [[Louis XV]] of France (died 1774)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - History - King Louis XV |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/louis_xv.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref>
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*[[1739]] – [[Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart]], French architect, designed the [[Paris Bourse]] (died 1813)
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*[[1760]] – [[Lars Ingier]], Norwegian road manager, land owner, and mill owner (died 1828)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title= Lars Ingier |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |___location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Lars_Ingier |language=no|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref>
* 1760 – [[Jean-François Le Sueur]], French composer and educator (died 1837)
*[[1809]] – [[André Dumont (geologist)|André Dumont]], Belgian geologist and academic (died 1857)
* 1809 – [[Cyrus McCormick]], American journalist and businessman, co-founded [[International Harvester]] (died 1884)
*[[1810]] – [[Mary S. B. Shindler]], American poet, writer, and editor (died 1883)<ref name="Hart1857">{{cite book|last=Hart|first=John Seely|title=The Female Prose Writers of America|url=https://archive.org/details/femaleprosewrit01hartgoog|edition=Public ___domain|year=1857|publisher=E. H. Butler|pages=[https://archive.org/details/femaleprosewrit01hartgoog/page/n171 153]–}}</ref>
*[[1811]] – [[Domingo Faustino Sarmiento]], Argentinian journalist and politician, 7th [[President of Argentina]] (died 1888)
*[[1812]] – [[Charles Lewis Tiffany]], American businessman, founded [[Tiffany & Co.]] (died 1902)
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*[[1834]] – [[V. A. Urechia]], Moldavian-Romanian historian, author, and playwright (died 1901)
*[[1835]] – [[Demetrius Vikelas]], Greek businessman and philanthropist (died 1908)
*[[1839]] – [[Rayko Zhinzifov]], Bulgarian poet and translator (died 1877)<ref name="ik">{{cite book |editor=Igor I. Kaliganov |title=Materials for the virtual Museum of Slavic Cultures. Issue II |date=2020 |publisher=Institute of Slavic Studies of RAS |___location=Moscow |isbn=978-5-7576-0440-4 |page=277 |url=https://inslav.ru/publication/materials-virtual-museum-slavic-cultures-issue-ii-m-2020}}</ref>
*[[1840]] – [[Titu Maiorescu]], Romanian philosopher, academic, and politician, 23rd [[Prime Minister of Romania]] (died 1917)
*[[1841]] – [[Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales]], Brazilian lawyer and politician, 4th [[President of Brazil]] (died 1913)
*[[1845]] – [[Elihu Root]], American lawyer and politician, 38th [[United States Secretary of State]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1937)
*[[1847]] – [[Robert Fuchs (composer)|Robert Fuchs]], Austrian composer and educator (died 1927)
*[[1849]] – [[Rickman Godlee]], English surgeon and academic (died 1925)
*[[1850]] – [[Sophie Bryant]], Irish mathematician, academic and activist (died 1922)
*[[1851]] – [[Spiru Haret]], Romanian mathematician, astronomer, and politician, 55th [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania)|Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs]] (died 1912)
*[[1856]] – [[Emil Kraepelin]], German psychiatrist and academic (died 1926)
*[[1861]] – [[Charles Édouard Guillaume]], Swiss-French physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1938)
* 1861 – [[Alfred North Whitehead]], English mathematician and philosopher (died 1947)
*[[1873]] – [[Hans von Euler-Chelpin]], German-Swedish biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1964)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1929/euler-chelpin/biographical/ |title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1929 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US |access-date=2020-02-11 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212051850/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1929/euler-chelpin/biographical/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1874]] – [[Ernest Shackleton]], Anglo-Irish captain and explorer (died 1922)<ref>{{cite web | publisher = BBC | title = Historical figures: Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/shackleton_ernest.shtml | access-date = 28 November 2022 | ref = {{sfnRef|BBC, ''Shackleton''}}}}</ref>
*[[1883]] – [[Sax Rohmer]], English-American author (died 1959)
*[[1890]] – [[Robert Ley]], German politician (died 1945)
*[[1892]] – [[James Forrestal]], American lieutenant and politician, 1st [[United States Secretary of Defense]] (died 1949)
*[[1893]] – [[Roman Najuch]], Polish professional tennis player (died 1967)
*[[1897]] – [[Gerrit Kleerekoper]], Dutch gymnast and coach (died 1943)
*[[1898]] – [[Totò]], Italian actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1967)
*[[1899]] – [[Georges Auric]], French composer (died 1983)
* 1899 – [[Gale Sondergaard]], Danish-American actress (died 1985)
===1901–present===
*[[1904]] – [[Mary Adshead]], English painter (died 1995)<ref>{{cite web |title=OBITUARY: Mary Adshead |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mary-adshead-1599840.html |website=The Independent |access-date=21 February 2020 |language=en |date=7 September 1995 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105071013/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mary-adshead-1599840.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1904 – [[Antonin Magne]], French cyclist and manager (died 1983)
*[[1905]] – [[Harold Arlen]], American composer (died 1986)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 15: Alex Borstein, Megan Thee Stallion |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/15/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-15-Alex-Borstein-Megan-Thee-Stallion/5451676423176/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=14 February 2024 |date=15 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1907]] – [[Jean Langlais]], French organist and composer (died 1991)
* 1907 – [[Cesar Romero]], American actor (died 1994)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1908]] – [[Sarto Fournier]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th [[Mayor of Montreal]] (died 1980)
*[[1909]] – [[Miep Gies]], Austrian-Dutch humanitarian, helped hide [[People associated with Anne Frank|Anne Frank and her family]] (died 2010)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1910]] – [[Irena Sendler]], Polish nurse and humanitarian, [[Righteous Gentile]] (died 2008)
*[[1912]] – [[George Mikes]], Hungarian-English journalist and author (died 1987)
*[[1913]] – [[Erich Eliskases]], Austrian chess player (died 1997)
*[[1914]] – [[Hale Boggs]], American lawyer and politician (died 1972)
* 1914 – [[Kevin McCarthy (actor)|Kevin McCarthy]], American actor (died 2010)
*[[1916]] – [[Mary Jane Croft]], American actress (died 1999)
*[[1918]] – [[Allan Arbus]], American actor and photographer (died 2013)
* 1918 – [[Hank Locklin]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2009)
*[[1919]] – [[Ducky Detweiler]], American baseball player and manager (died 2013)
*[[1920]] – [[Endicott Peabody]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 62nd [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (died 1997)
* 1920 – [[Eio Sakata]], Japanese [[Go (game)|Go]] player (died 2010)
*[[1921]] – [[Norman C. Deno]], American chemist and plant scientist, (died 2017)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Norman C. Deno Obituary |url=https://nargs.org/news/2017-09-24/norman-c-deno-obituary |work=[[Centre Daily Times]] |date=September 24, 2017 |access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1922]] – [[John B. Anderson]], Swedish-American lawyer and politician (died 2017)
*[[1923]] – [[Yelena Bonner]], Soviet-Russian activist (died 2011)
*[[1924]] – [[Robert Drew]], American director and producer (died 2014)
*[[1925]] – [[Angella D. Ferguson]], American pediatrician
*[[1927]] – [[Frank Dunlop (director)|Frank Dunlop]], English actor and director
* 1927 – [[Harvey Korman]], American actor and comedian (died 2008)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1927 – [[Yehoshua Neuwirth]], Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2013)
*[[1928]] – [[Joseph Willcox Jenkins]], American composer, conductor, and educator (died 2014)
*[[1929]] – [[Graham Hill]], English racing driver and businessman (died 1975)
* 1929 – [[James R. Schlesinger]], American economist and politician, 12th [[United States Secretary of Defense]] (died 2014)
*[[1930]] – [[Bruce Dawe]], Australian poet and academic (died 2020)<ref name="Romei">{{cite news |last1=Romei |first1=Stephen |title=Australian poet Bruce Dawe dies, aged 90 |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/australian-poet-bruce-dawe-dies-aged-90/news-story/d7bf787e77b62b3f07ac61c47af492d9 |access-date=2 April 2020 |work=The Australian |publisher=News Limited |date=2 April 2020 |archive-date=11 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611113439/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE_a&dest=&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&crawler=true&nk=c34877c4d4e2918b832d2bfaf017a68c-1591875279 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1931]] – [[Claire Bloom]], English actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1931 – [[Jonathan Steele (journalist)|Jonathan Steele]], English journalist and author
*[[1934]] – [[Jimmy Bloomfield]], English footballer and manager (died 1983)
* 1934 – [[Graham Kennedy]], Australian television host and actor (died 2005)
* 1934 – [[Niklaus Wirth]], Swiss computer scientist, created the [[Pascal (programming language)|Pascal programming language]] (died 2024)
* 1934 – [[Abe Woodson]], American football player and minister (died 2014)
*[[1935]] – [[Susan Brownmiller]], American journalist and author
* 1935 – [[Roger B. Chaffee]], American lieutenant, engineer, and astronaut (died 1967)<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger B. Chaffee {{!}} American astronaut |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-B-Chaffee |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=19 January 2021 |language=en |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129031135/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-B-Chaffee |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1935 – [[Gene Hickerson]], American football player (died 2008)
*[[1937]] – [[Gregory Mcdonald]], American author (died 2008)<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/oct/06/usa| work= [[The Guardian]]| title= Obituary: Gregory McDonald| first= Michael | last= Carlson| date= October 5, 2008| access-date= July 7, 2017}}</ref>
* 1937 – [[Coen Moulijn]], Dutch footballer (died 2011)
*[[1940]] – [[İsmail Cem İpekçi]], Turkish journalist and politician, 45th [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (died 2007)
* 1940 – [[Hamzah Haz]], Indonesian journalist and politician, 9th [[Vice President of Indonesia]] (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loasana |first=Nina A. |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Former vice president Hamzah Haz dies at 84 - Politics |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/07/24/former-vice-president-hamzah-haz-dies-at-84.html |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=The Jakarta Post |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1941]] – [[Florinda Bolkan]], Brazilian actress
* 1941 – [[Brian Holland]], American songwriter and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1944]] – [[Mick Avory]], English musician and songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1945]] – [[Jack Dann]], American-Australian author and poet
* 1945 – [[Douglas Hofstadter]], American author and academic
*[[1946]] – [[Clare Short]], English civil servant and politician, [[Secretary of State for International Development]]
* 1946 – [[John Trudell]], American author, poet, and actor (died 2015)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476636474 |pages=234–236}}</ref>
*[[1947]] – [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]], American composer
* 1947 – [[Marisa Berenson]], American model and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1948]] – [[Art Spiegelman]], Swedish-American cartoonist and critic
*[[1949]] – [[Ken Anderson (quarterback)|Ken Anderson]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Today is legendary Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson's birthday |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/picture-gallery/sports/nfl/bengals/2020/02/15/today-legendary-cincinnati-ohio-bengals-nfl-quarterback-ken-anderson-birthday/4725555002/ |publisher=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |access-date=4 February 2023 |date=15 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1951]] – [[Markku Alén]], Finnish racing driver
* 1951 – [[Melissa Manchester]], American singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1951 – [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], English-American actress, producer, and jewelry designer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 15, 2023 includes celebrities Megan Thee Stallion, Amber Riley |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-15-2023-includes-celebrities-megan-thee-stallion-amber-riley.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=14 February 2024 |date=15 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1952]] – [[Tomislav Nikolić]], Serbian politician, 4th [[President of Serbia]]
* 1952 – [[Nikolai Sorokin]], Russian actor and director (died 2013)
*[[1953]] – [[Ernie Howe]], English footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/ernie-howe-26483/|title=Ernie Howe|website=11v11.com|access-date=10 February 2020|archive-date=3 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103145230/https://www.11v11.com/players/ernie-howe-26483/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1953 – [[Lynn Whitfield]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1954]] – [[Matt Groening]], American animator, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1955]] – [[Janice Dickinson]], American model, agent, and author<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/starinterviews/introducing-the-new-janice-dickinson--what-americas-top-model-did-next-6572343.html|title=Introducing the new Janice Dickinson – what America's top model did|date=March 1, 2011|first=Amira|last=Hashish|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|quote=Yes, I turned 56 on February 16.| archive-date= May 31, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531022633/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/starinterviews/introducing-the-new-janice-dickinson-what-americas-top-model-did-next-6572343.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1955 – [[Christopher McDonald]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher McDonald |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/christopher-mcdonald-vault-0000073839 |publisher=[[Playbill]] |access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1956]] – [[Desmond Haynes]], Barbadian cricketer and coach
* 1956 – [[Ann Westin]], Swedish comedian
*[[1958]] – [[Chrystine Brouillet]], Canadian author
* 1958 – [[Tony McKegney]], Canadian ice hockey player
* 1958 – [[Matthew Ward (singer)|Matthew Ward]], American singer-songwriter
*[[1959]] – [[Ali Campbell]], English singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/>
* 1959 – [[Joseph R. Gannascoli]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1959 – [[Brian Propp]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
* 1959 – [[Hugo Savinovich]], Ecuadorian wrestler and sportscaster
*[[1960]] – [[Darrell Green]], American football player
* 1960 – [[Jock Hobbs]], New Zealand rugby player (died 2012)
*[[1962]] – [[Milo Đukanović]], Montenegrin politician, 29th [[Prime Minister of Montenegro]]
*[[1963]] – [[Steven Michael Quezada]], American actor, comedian, and politician<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1964]] – [[Chris Farley]], American comedian and actor (died 1997)<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1964 – [[Leland D. Melvin]], American engineer and astronaut<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1964 – [[Mark Price]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1965]] – [[Craig Matthews]], South African cricketer
*[[1967]] – [[Jane Child]], Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
* 1967 – [[Syed Kamall]], English academic and politician
* 1967 – [[Craig Simpson]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
*[[1969]] – [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]], American rapper and producer<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1970]] – [[Shepard Fairey]], American artist and activist
*[[1971]] – [[Alex Borstein]], American actress, voice artist, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/>
* 1971 – [[Renee O'Connor]], American actress, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1972]] – [[Jaromír Jágr]], Czech ice hockey player
*[[1973]] – [[Kateřina Neumannová]], Czech skier
* 1973 – [[Amy van Dyken]], American swimmer
* 1973 – [[Sarah Wynter]], Australian actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1974]] – [[Miranda July]], American actress, director, and screenwriter<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1974 – [[Ugueth Urbina]], Venezuelan baseball player
* 1974 – [[Alexander Wurz]], Austrian racing driver and businessman
*[[1975]] – [[Serge Aubin]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* 1975 – [[Sébastien Bordeleau]], Canadian-French ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sebastien Bordeleau |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/sebastien-bordeleau-8459494 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1975 – [[Annemarie Kramer]], Dutch sprinter
* 1975 – [[Brendon Small]], American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor
*[[1976]] – [[Brandon Boyd]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
* 1976 – [[Óscar Freire]], Spanish cyclist
* 1976 – [[Ronnie Vannucci Jr.]], American musician and songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1977]] – [[Álex González (shortstop, born 1977)|Álex González]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Gonzalez |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-gonzalez-136460 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1977 – [[Ronald Petrovický]], Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ronald Petrovicky |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/ronald-petrovicky-8465180 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1979]] – [[Hamish Marshall]], New Zealand cricketer
* 1979 – [[James Marshall (cricketer)|James Marshall]], New Zealand cricketer
*[[1980]] – [[Conor Oberst]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1981]] – [[Heurelho Gomes]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=39556|title=Heurelho Gomes|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=10 February 2020|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019130626/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=39556|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1981 – [[Matt Hoopes]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1981 – [[Rita Jeptoo]], Kenyan runner
* 1981 – [[Diego Martínez (Mexican footballer, born 1981)|Diego Martínez]], Mexican footballer
* 1981 – [[Vivek Shraya]], Canadian singer and songwriter
*[[1982]] – [[Shameka Christon]], American basketball player
* 1982 – [[James Yap]], Filipino basketball player
*[[1983]] – [[Eddie Basden]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Eddie Basden |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101188/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1983 – [[Don Cowie (footballer)|Don Cowie]], Scottish footballer
* 1983 – [[David Degen]], Swiss footballer
* 1983 – [[Philipp Degen]], Swiss footballer
* 1983 – [[Russell Martin (baseball)|Russell Martin]], Canadian baseball player
*[[1984]] – [[Gary Clark Jr.]], American singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/>
* 1984 – [[Duffer brothers|Matt Duffer]], American film director, writer, and producer<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1984 – [[Duffer brothers|Ross Duffer]], American film director, writer, and producer<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1984 – [[Nate Schierholtz]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nate Schierholtz |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/nate-schierholtz-435625 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1985]] – [[Serkan Kırıntılı]], Turkish footballer
* 1985 – [[Natalie Morales (actress)|Natalie Morales]], American actress and director<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1986]] – [[Valeri Bojinov]], Bulgarian footballer
* 1986 – [[Johnny Cueto]], Dominican baseball player
* 1986 – [[Amber Riley]], American actress and singer<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday, Amber Riley! |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/o4ndte/happy-birthday-amber-riley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204065306/https://www.mtv.com/news/o4ndte/happy-birthday-amber-riley |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=4 February 2023 |date=15 February 2013}}</ref>
* 1986 – [[Laura Sallés]], Andorran judoka<ref>{{cite web |title=Laura SALLES LOPEZ - Olympic {{!}} |url=https://www.olympic.org/laura-salles-lopez |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=30 March 2020 |language=en |date=11 April 2017 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805053933/https://www.olympic.org/laura-salles-lopez |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1988]] – [[Papu Gómez]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web| title=Papu Gómez on ESPN| url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/149578/papu-gomez| publisher=[[ESPN]]| access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>
* 1988 – [[Rui Patrício]], Portuguese footballer
*[[1989]] – [[Mark Canha]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Canha |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/mark-canha-592192 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1990]] – [[Callum Turner]], English actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1991]] – [[Ángel Sepúlveda]], Mexican footballer
* 1991 – [[Rich Swann]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Rich Swann |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17598557/wwe-profile-page-rich-swann |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=14 February 2024 |date=20 September 2016}}</ref>
*[[1993]] – [[Ravi (rapper)|Ravi]], South Korean rapper<ref>{{cite web| title=Ravi Official Profile (Korean Site)| url=http://www.jelly-fish.co.kr/sub/artist_singer02.php?prof_id=26&num=4#a1| publisher=[[Jellyfish Entertainment]]| access-date=May 1, 2016| archive-date=August 1, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801081608/http://www.jelly-fish.co.kr/sub/artist_singer02.php?prof_id=26&num=4#a1| url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1993 – [[Geoffrey Kondogbia]], Central African footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Geoffrey Kondogbia|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/geoffrey-kondogbia/152561/|website=Soccerway|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
* 1993 – [[Manuel Lanzini]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Manuel Lanzini|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/13872/Manuel-Lanzini/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1994]] – [[Sodapoppin]], American Twitch streamer and internet personality<ref>{{cite web| title=Sodapoppin| url=https://toptwitchstreamers.com/streamer/sodapoppin/|website=toptwitchstreamers.com| date=17 December 2018| access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>
*[[1995]] – [[Megan Thee Stallion]], American rapper<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-15|title=Megan Thee Stallion's life in photos|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/celebrities/2021/02/15/megan-thee-stallion-birthday-photos-rapper-singer/4474995001/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611132215/https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/celebrities/2021/02/15/megan-thee-stallion-birthday-photos-rapper-singer/4474995001/|archive-date=2021-06-11|access-date=2021-06-24|website=[[USA Today]]|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1997]] – [[Derrick Jones Jr.]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web| title=Official NBA page of Derrick Jones Jr.| url=https://www.nba.com/player/1627884/derrick-jones-jr| publisher=[[NBA]]| access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>
* 1997 – [[Justin Reid]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Reid |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3931399/justin-reid |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1998]] – [[Zachary Gordon]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1998 – [[George Russell (racing driver)|George Russell]], English racing driver<ref>{{cite web| title=Official Formula One page of George Russell| url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/george-russell.html| publisher=[[Formula One]]| access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>
*[[2000]] – [[Jakub Kiwior]], Polish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Jakub Kiwior|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/109478/Jakub-Kiwior/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[2004]] – [[Šimon Nemec]], Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Simon Nemec |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/player/simon-nemec-8483495 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>
==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[670]] – [[Oswiu]], king of Northumbria (born c. 612)
* [[
* 706 – [[Tiberios III]], Byzantine emperor
* [[815]] – [[Ibn Tabataba]], Zaydi anti-caliph<ref>{{EI2 | last = Scarcia Amoretti | first = B. | title = Ibn Ṭabāṭabā | volume = 3 | pages = 950–951}}</ref>
* [[
*[[1043]] – [[Gisela of Swabia]], Holy Roman Empress (born 990)<ref>{{NDB|6|413|414|Gisela|Appelt, Heinrich|118717693}}</ref>
*[[1145]] – [[Pope Lucius II|Lucius II]], pope of the Catholic Church<ref>{{cite book |last1=Curtis |first1=Edmund |editor1-last=Davis |editor1-first=Henry W. C. |title=Roger of Sicily and the Normans in Lower Italy, 1016-1154 |date=1912 |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |___location=New York |pages=278–279}}</ref>
*[[1152]] – [[Conrad III of Germany|Conrad III]], king of Germany (born 1093)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Curtis |first1=Edmund |editor1-last=Davis |editor1-first=Henry W. C. |title=Roger of Sicily and the Normans in Lower Italy, 1016-1154 |date=1912 |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |___location=New York |page=289}}</ref>
*[[1382]] – [[William de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk]] (born c. 1339)
*[[1417]] – [[Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford]], English commander (born 1385)
*[[
*[[1600]] – [[José de Acosta]], Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist (born 1540)
===1601–1900===
*[[
*[[1637]] – [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (born 1578)
*[[1738]] – [[Matthias Braun]], Czech sculptor (born 1684)
*[[1772]] – [[Mitromaras]], Greek rebel and pirate<ref>{{cite book | last=Kargakos | first = Sarantos I. | title = Αλβανοί, Αρβανίτες, Ελληνες | year = 1999 | publisher = I. Sideris | ___location = Athens | language = el | isbn = 9789600801729 | url = {{Gbooks|EpovAAAAMAAJ|plainurl=yes}} | page = 170 }}</ref>
*[[1781]] – [[Gotthold Ephraim Lessing]], German philosopher, author, and critic (born 1729)
*[[1818]] – [[Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen]] (born 1746)
*[[1835]] – [[Henry Hunt (politician)|Henry Hunt]], English farmer and politician (born 1773)
*[[1839]] – [[François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier]], Canadian rebel (born 1803)
*[[1842]] – [[Archibald Menzies]], Scottish surgeon and botanist (born 1754)<ref>{{cite web |title=Archibald Menzies: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/m/archibaldmenzies.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508140953/https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/m/archibaldmenzies.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1844]] – [[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (born 1757)
*[[1847]] – [[Germinal Pierre Dandelin]], Belgian mathematician and engineer (born 1794)
*[[1848]] – [[Hermann von Boyen]], Prussian general and politician, [[Prussian Minister of War]] (born 1771)
*[[1849]] – [[Pierre François Verhulst]], Belgian mathematician and theorist (born 1804)
*[[1857]] – [[Mikhail Glinka]], Russian composer (born 1804)
*[[1869]] – [[Ghalib]], Indian poet and educator (born 1796)
*[[1877]] – [[Rayko Zhinzifov]], Bulgarian poet and translator (born 1839)<ref name="ik" />
*[[1885]] – [[Gregor von Helmersen]], Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (born 1803)
* 1885 – [[Leopold Damrosch]], German-American composer and conductor (born 1832)
*[[1897]] – [[Dimitrie Ghica]], Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th [[Prime Minister of Romania]] (born 1816)
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] – [[Edward Stafford (politician)|Edward Stafford]], Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (born 1819)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sir Edward William Stafford {{!}} New Zealand, Colonialism, Reforms {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-William-Stafford |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1905]] – [[Lew Wallace]], American author, general, and politician, 11th [[Governor of New Mexico Territory]] (born 1827)
*[[1911]] – [[Theodor Escherich]], German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (born 1859)
*[[1924]] – [[Lionel Monckton]], English composer (born 1861)
*[[1928]] – [[H. H. Asquith]], English lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (born 1852)
*[[1932]] – [[Minnie Maddern Fiske]], American actress and playwright (born 1865)
*[[1933]] – [[Pat Sullivan (film producer)|Pat Sullivan]], Australian animator and producer, co-created ''[[Felix the Cat]]'' (born 1887)
*[[1939]] – [[Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin]], Russian painter and author (born 1878)
*[[1956]] – [[Vincent de Moro-Giafferi]], French lawyer and politician (born 1878)
*[[1959]] – [[Owen Willans Richardson]], English physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1879)
*[[1961]] – [[Laurence Owen]], American figure skater (born 1944)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Skating hall to honor 1961 U.S. team | date=September 14, 2010 | publisher = United Press International | url=http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2010/09/14/Skating-hall-to-honor-1961-US-team/UPI-67101284491857/}}</ref>
*[[1965]] – [[Nat King Cole]], American singer and pianist (born 1919)
*[[1966]] – [[Gerard Antoni Ciołek]], Polish architect and historian (born 1909)
* 1966 – [[Camilo Torres Restrepo]], Colombian priest and theologian (born 1929)
*[[1967]] – [[Antonio Moreno]], Spanish-American actor and director (born 1887)
*[[1970]] – [[Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding]], Scottish air marshal (born 1882)
*[[1973]] – [[Wally Cox]], American actor (born 1924)
*[[1974]] – [[Kurt Atterberg]], Swedish composer and engineer (born 1887)
*[[1981]] – [[Mike Bloomfield]], American guitarist and songwriter (born 1943)
* 1981 – [[Karl Richter (conductor)|Karl Richter]], German organist and conductor (born 1926)
*[[1984]] – [[Ethel Merman]], American actress and singer (born 1908)
*[[1988]] – [[Richard Feynman]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1918)
*[[1992]] – [[María Elena Moyano]], Peruvian activist (born 1960)
* 1992 – [[William Schuman]], American composer and academic (born 1910)
*[[1996]] – [[McLean Stevenson]], American actor (born 1929)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9602/stevenson_obit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051013073924/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9602/stevenson_obit/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2005 |title='MASH' star McLean Stevenson dies |date=February 16, 1996 |work=CNN|access-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref>
*[[1998]] – [[Martha Gellhorn]], American journalist and author (born 1908)
*[[1999]] – [[Henry Way Kendall]], American physicist and mountaineer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1926)
*[[2000]] – [[Angus MacLean]], Canadian commander and politician, 25th [[Premier of Prince Edward Island]] (born 1914)
*[[2002]] – [[Howard K. Smith]], American journalist and actor (born 1914)
* 2002 – [[Kevin Smith (New Zealand actor)|Kevin Smith]], New Zealand actor (born 1963)
*[[2004]] – [[Jens Evensen]], Norwegian lawyer, judge, and politician, [[Minister of Trade and Shipping|Norwegian Minister of Trade]] (born 1917)<ref>{{cite web|url =https://snl.no/Jens_Evensen|title= Jens Evensen|publisher= Store norske leksikon|author= Knut Are Tvedt|accessdate= 1 February 2018}}</ref>
*[[2005]] – [[Pierre Bachelet]], French singer-songwriter (born 1944)
* 2005 – [[Sam Francis (writer)|Sam Francis]], American historian and journalist (born 1947)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holley |first1=Joe |title=Conservative Writer Samuel T. Francis|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54866-2005Feb25.html |newspaper=Washington Post |page=B8 |date=February 26, 2005}}</ref>
*[[2007]] – [[Walker Edmiston]], American actor (born 1925)<ref>{{cite news|title=Walker Edmiston|newspaper=Indiana Gazette |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2425463/indiana_gazette/|agency=Indiana Gazette|date=February 28, 2007|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 16, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref>
* 2007 – [[Ray Evans]], American songwriter (born 1915)
*[[2008]] – [[Johnny Weaver]], American wrestler and sportscaster (born 1935)
*[[2010]] – [[Jeanne M. Holm]], American general (born 1921)
*[[2012]] – [[Cyril Domb]], English-Israeli physicist and academic (born 1920)
*[[2013]] – [[Sanan Kachornprasart]], Thai general and politician (born 1935)
* 2013 – [[Ahmed Rajib Haider]], Bangladeshi atheist blogger<ref>{{cite news |date=23 February 2013 |title=Four killed in 'blasphemous bloggers' riot in Bangladesh |url=http://www.news.com.au/world/four-killed-in-blasphemous-bloggers-riot/story-fndir2ev-1226583945159 |work=news.com.au |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-date=26 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126041125/http://www.news.com.au/world/four-killed-in-blasphemous-bloggers-riot/story-fndir2ev-1226583945159 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2014]] – [[Thelma Estrin]], American computer scientist and engineer (born 1924)
* 2014 – [[Christopher Malcolm]], Scottish-Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1946)
*[[2015]] – [[Haron Amin]], Afghan diplomat, [[Afghan Ambassador to Japan]] (born 1969)
* 2015 – [[Arnaud de Borchgrave]], American journalist and author (born 1926)
* 2015 – [[Steve Montador]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1979)
*[[2016]] – [[George Gaynes]], Finnish-American actor (born 1917)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/17/arts/television/george-gaynes-a-versatile-character-actor-dies-at-98.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/17/arts/television/george-gaynes-a-versatile-character-actor-dies-at-98.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=George Gaynes, a Versatile Character Actor, Dies at 98|date=February 16, 2016|first=Robert D.|last=McFadden|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 17, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* 2016 – [[Vanity (singer)|Vanity]], Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1959)<ref>Lenker, Margaret (February 15, 2016). [https://variety.com/2016/music/obituaries-people-news/vanity-dead-prince-denise-matthews-1201706763/ "Denise 'Vanity' Matthews, Singer and Protege of Prince, Dies at 57"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. Retrieved November 20, 2019.</ref>
*[[2017]] – [[Stuart McLean]], Canadian radio broadcaster (born 1948)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/stuart-mclean-dead-at-68-1.3984826 |title=Stuart McLean dead at 68 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=February 15, 2017 |access-date=February 15, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015142/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/stuart-mclean-dead-at-68-1.3984826 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2019]] – [[Lee Radziwill]], American socialite (born 1933)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.vogue.com/article/lee-radziwill-obituary| title = Lee Radziwill Is Dead at 85| last = Codinha| first = Alessandra| date = 16 February 2019| website = Vogue| publisher = Condé Nast| access-date = 16 February 2019| archive-date = 16 February 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190216171154/https://www.vogue.com/article/lee-radziwill-obituary| url-status = live}}</ref>
*[[2020]] – [[Caroline Flack]], English actress and TV presenter (born 1979)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Youngs|first=Ian|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51542688|title=Will Caroline Flack's death be a turning point?|date=2020-02-18|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-02-18|language=en-GB|archive-date=2020-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218150044/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51542688|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2022]] – [[Bappi Lahiri]], Indian singer, composer and record producer (born 1952)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Newsmakers 2022 |volume=72 |magazine=Filmfare |date=January 2023 |issn=0971-7277 |page=116 |first1=Tanisha |last1=Bhattacharya |via=Magzter}}</ref>
* 2022 – [[P.J. O'Rourke]], American author, humorist, and journalist (born 1947)<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/p-j-orourke-dead-obit-1300786/ | title=P.J. O'Rourke, Celebrated Journalist and Conservative Satirist, Dead at 74 | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=15 February 2022 }}</ref>
*[[2023]] – [[Raquel Welch]], American actress and singer (born 1940)<ref>{{cite news |title=Raquel Welch, 1960s film star and sex symbol, dies at 82 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/02/15/actress-raquel-welch-dead/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
*[[2025]] – [[George Armitage]], American film director (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=February 21, 2025 |title=George Armitage, 'Grosse Pointe Blank' and 'Miami Blues' Director, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-armitage-dead-grosse-pointe-blank-miami-blues-1236143663/ |access-date=February 23, 2025 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
*2025 – [[Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa]], Portuguese businessman (born 1937)<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 15, 2025 |title=Former Porto president Pinto da Costa dies aged 87 |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/former-porto-president-pinto-da-costa-dies-aged-87-2025-02-15/ |access-date=March 1, 2025 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
*2025 – [[Muhsin Hendricks]], South African imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT activist (born 1967)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bigg |first=Matthew Mpoke |date=February 17, 2025 |title=South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate Is Shot Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/world/africa/south-african-imam-gay-rights-dead.html |access-date=February 19, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Michał Sopoćko]]
** [[Claude de la Colombière]]
** [[
** [[Oswiu]]
** [[Quinidius]]
** [[Sigfrid of Sweden]]
** [[Thomas Bray]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]])
** [[Walfrid]]
** [[2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in Libya|21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title=Vatican Hosts Veneration of Relics of 21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya on First Feast Day |url=https://www.ncregister.com/cna/vatican-hosts-veneration-of-relics-of-21-coptic-martyrs-of-libya-on-first-feast-day |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=National Catholic Register |language=en}}</ref>
** [[February 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[International Duties Memorial Day]] (Russia, regional)
* [[John Frum Day]] ([[Vanuatu]])
* [[Liberation Day (Afghanistan)]]
* [[National Flag of Canada Day]] (Canada)
* [[Parinirvana Day]], also celebrated on February 8. ([[Mahayana Buddhism]])
* [[Singles Awareness Day]]
* [[Squidward Tentacles|Annoy Squidward Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Annoy Squidward Day |url=https://nationaltoday.com/annoy-squidward-day/|website=National Today |access-date=16 February 2025 |language=en }}</ref>
* [[Statehood Day (Serbia)]]<ref>{{cite web |title=National days |url=https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/national-days/ |website=New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |access-date=17 November 2020 |language=en-NZ |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126185229/https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/national-days/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Susan B. Anthony Day]] ([[Florida]], United States)
* [[The ENIAC Day]] ([[Philadelphia]], United States)
* [[Total Defence Day]] ([[Singapore]])
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/15 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=15}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/15 Historical Events on February 15]
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