486 Historic Events for February 15
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| 1600 |
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Jos‚ the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)
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| 1620 |
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Fran‡ois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist
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| 1621 |
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Michael Praetorius, German composer (In Dulce Jubilo), dies at 50
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| 1637 |
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Ferdinand III succeeds Ferdinand II as Holy Roman Emperor
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| 1637 |
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Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia/Hun/German Emperor (1619-37), dies at 58
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| 1650 |
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Anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (hugenot)
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| 1660 |
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Klaas Geritsz Compaen, Dutch buccaneer/merchant, dies at 72
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| 1660 |
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Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/dean of artisans
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| 1666 |
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Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist (eardrums, glottis)
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| 1677 |
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King Charles II reports anti-French covenant with Netherlands
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| 1680 |
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John Swammerdam, anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature), dies at 43
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| 1680 |
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Jan Swammerdam, Dutch entomologist (Bible of Nature), dies at 41
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| 1686 |
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Jean Baptiste Lully's opera "Armide," premieres in Paris
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| 1686 |
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Mathias Rauchmller, German sculptor (Piasten mausoleum Poland), dies
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| 1689 |
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German Parliament declares war on France
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| 1701 |
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Adam Drese, German composer, dies at 80
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| 1705 |
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Charles A Vanloo, French painter
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| 1707 |
Birth |
Claude Prosper, Paris France, novelist
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| 1710 |
Birth |
Louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France (1715-74)
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| 1713 |
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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, writer, dies
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| 1726 |
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Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence
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| 1740 |
Birth |
Ernst Eichner, composer
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| 1744 |
Death |
John Hadley, inventor (sextant), dies
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| 1744 |
Death |
Frantisek Antonin Mica, composer, dies at 49
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| 1745 |
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Colley Cibbers "Papal Tyranny," premieres in London
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