February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 319 days remain until the end of the year (320 in leap years). Events. Pre-1600. 438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus [1] 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. [2]

Historical events for the 15th of February. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on February 15.

See what historic, important and momentous events in history happened on February 15.

Afghans defeat the Soviet Union, the human genome race, a massive protest against the Iraq war and other important events, birthdays and deaths from February 15.

We have 23 holidays listed for February 15. February 15th is the forty-sixth day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day two trains collided in Haille, Belgium, killing 19 people and injuring 171; the first draft mapping the complete genome was published in Nature magazine, and Greece became the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.

Discover what happened on February 15 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

February 15th marks the 46th day of the Gregorian calendar year. There are 319 days (320 in case of leap years) remaining until the end of the year. Discover what happened on February 15th in history, famous birthdays on February 15th, celebrities died on this day, the day of the week and the zodiac sign associated to February 15.

Mar 23, 2024 · On February 15, 1961, Sabena Flight 548, carrying the entire United States figure skating team to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia, crashed near Brussels, Belgium, killing all 72 passengers and crew aboard.

On this day in 1898, an explosion in Havana harbour sank the battleship USS Maine, killing 260 American seamen and precipitating the Spanish-American War, which originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain.

On February 15, Galileo, Susan B. Anthony, Jaromir Jagr were born and Nat King Cole, Richard Feynman, Ethel Merman died.