On February 15, history records 44 notable events, 179 famous births and 77 deaths, spanning the years 590 to 1804.
Events on this day include: Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. (590); Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly executed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople. (706).
Notable people born on February 15 include Ladislaus of Naples (1377), Ivan the Young (1458), Piero the Unfortunate (1471).
Notable figures who died on this day include Oswiu (670), Leontios (706), Tiberios III (706).
Events on 15 February 44
See all →Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly executed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople.
Pope Paschal II issues a bill sanctioning the establishment of the Order of Hospitallers.
During the Anglo-French War (1213-1214), an English invasion force lands at La Rochelle in France.
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.
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.
The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).
The Roman Republic is proclaimed after Louis-Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded the city of Rome five days earlier.
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Birthdays on 15 February 179
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Deaths on 15 February 77
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