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On This Day · The 46th day of the year

February 15

February 15's record stretches 1,011 years, from 1002 to 2013. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and politics and nation-building recur.

♒ZodiacAquarius ◈BirthstoneAmethyst ❀Birth flowerViolet

Aquarius is the sign for February 15 — read more on the Aquarius page, or see February's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on February 15?

February 15 is the 46th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1002 and 2013. Famous people born on February 15 include Galileo Galilei, Totò and Graham Hill.

Released on February 15

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Game Hawked

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1002

    Pavia

  2. 1113

    Pope Paschal II

  3. 1923

    Greece

  4. 1933

    Miami

  5. 1940

    Paul Creston

  6. 1942

    World War II

  7. 1949

    Gerald Lankester Harding

  8. 1961

    Sabena Flight 548

  9. 2010

    Halle train collision

  10. 2013

    Chelyabinsk meteor

Famous birthday twins

Born on February 15

Galileo Galilei

b. 1564

Totò

b. 1898

Graham Hill

b. 1929

Miep Gies

b. 1909

Louis XV

b. 1710

George Mikes

b. 1912

Matt Groening

b. 1954

Tomislav Nikolić

b. 1952

Deaths

  • 2014Thelma Estrin
  • 1988Richard Feynman
  • 1848Hermann von Boyen
  • 1781Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
  • 706Tiberius III
  • 706Leontius

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Michał Sopoćko
  • —Christian feast day: Claude de la Colombière
  • —Christian feast day: Faustinus and Jovita
  • —Christian feast day: Oswiu
  • —Christian feast day: Quinidius
  • —Christian feast day: Sigfrid of Sweden
  • —Christian feast day: Thomas Bray (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Walfrid

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