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Notable anniversaries in history for today: February 15
- 500th: 1524 - Birth of Charles de Guise archbishop/cardinal of Reims.
- 250th: 1774 - Birth of W G Frederik prince of Orange.
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Ernest H Shackleton in Kilkee, Ireland; explorer (Endurance, Antarctica).
- 100th: 1924 - Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at age 62.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Niklaus Wirth in Switzerland; computer programmer/inventor (PASCAL).
- 80th: 1944 - 891 British bombers attack Berlin, Germany.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Aleksandr A Serebrov in the USSR; cosmonaut (Soyuz T-7, T-8, TM-8, TM-17).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Mick Avory; rock drummer (Kinks - "Lola").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Tineke Netelenbos; Dutch Member of Parliament (PvdA).
- 80th: 1944 - (about 0945 hours) In Italy, about 230 Allied B-17 bombers based at Foggia drop 257 tons of 500 pound bombs and 59 tons of incendiaries on the monastery atop Monte Cassino.
- 70th: 1954 - First bevatron in operation-Berkeley, California, USA.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Matt Groening; cartoonist (Life in Hell, The Simpsons).
- 60th: 1964 - The Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks.
- 60th: 1964 - Bill Bradley scores 51 points for Princeton.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Chris Farley; actor (Saturday Night Live, Wayne's World, Coneheads).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Mark Price; NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic).
- 60th: 1964 - Ken Hubbs, second baseman (Chicago Cubs), dies in plane crash at age 22.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Erik Schulz in Port Huron, Michigan, USA; pairs skater (and Ilana Goldfogel).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Jodie McMullen; Miss Australia-Universe/Miss Congeniality (1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Tim Hall; running back (Oakland Raiders).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Ugueth Urbina in Caracas, Venezuela; pitcher (Montreal Expos).
- 40th: 1984 - 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq.
- 40th: 1984 - Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: The Next Generation), dies of cancer at age 73.
- 40th: 1984 - Death of Ethel Merman AKA Ethel Zimmerman in her sleep following brain cancer surgery at age 75; American singer, actress (Hollywood Palace TV show, Toast of the Town TV show, Shower of Stars TV show, Batman, Tarzan, and The Love Boat, Tony Award).
- 40th: 1984 - Leamon Hunt, US director-General in Sinai, killed by communists.
- 30th: 1994 - Tiger Haynes, US actor (Moscow on the Hudson, Cosby Show), dies at age 79.
- 30th: 1994 - US asks Aristide to adopt a peace plan from Haiti.
- 30th: 1994 - The Fox TV network airs the final Monty show.
- 30th: 1994 - In Southern Sumatera, Indonesia, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurs. At least 207 people killed, more than 2,000 injured, 75,000 homeless and extensive damage from landslides, mudslides and fires in Lampung Province. Damage estimated to be about US$169 million.
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926).
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Jan Miner at age 86; actress (Madge - commercials for Palmolive Dishwashing Detergent).
- 15th: 2009 - In the NBA's annual All-Star Game, West beats East 146-119.
- 15th: 2009 - Venezuela president Hugo Chavez wins an election that allows him to seek another term as president.
- 15th: 2009 - In Norway, round 2 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
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