This day in History - February 15

486 Historic Events for February 15
1748 Birth Jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian)
1759 Birth Friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)
1759 Death Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89
1760 Birth Jean-Fran‡ois Le Sueur, composer
1761 Death Carlo Cecere, composer, dies at 54
1763 Event Austria, Prussia and Saxony sign Peace of Hubertusburg
1764 Birth Jens I Baggesen, Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker)
1764 Event St Louis founded as a French trading post by Pierre Laclade Ligue
1766 Birth Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer
1768 Event 1st mustard manufactured in America advertised, Philadelphia
1768 Birth Jozef B Cannaert, [Olim], Flemish lawyer
1774 Birth W G Frederik, prince of Orange
1775 Event Angelo Braschi chosen as Pope Pius VI
1778 Death Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer, dies at 80
1779 Death James Cook, explorer, murdered by natives in Hawaii
1780 Death William Blackstone, jurist, dies
1780 Birth Carel Asser, Dutch jurist
1781 Death Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Saxon playwright/critic, dies
1781 Death G E Lessing, writer, dies at 52
1783 Birth Johann Nepomuk Poissl, composer
1785 Birth Claude Louis Marie Navier
1789 Birth Friedrich Fesca, composer
1795 Birth Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign)
1797 Event Battle of Cape St Vincent
1797 Birth Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker (Steinway)