Discover what happened on 26 February 1915 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Karl Hoffmann (German Indologist (1915–1996))
- Raúl Anguiano (Mexican critical realist painter, draftsman, muralist, and engraver (1915-2006))
- Ōi Saidan (Japanese buddhist priest (1915–2018))
- Aldo Boffi (Italian footballer (1915-1987))
- Raffaele Anguilla (Italian association football player (1915-2013))
- Bruno Loatti (cyclist (1915-1962))
- Johannes Gerloff (German botanist (1915-2000))
- Elisabeth Eybers (South African poet (1915–2007))
- Jan David Anton van Schelle
- Pyotr Burmistrov (Soviet association football player (1915-1993))
- Bill Conroy (American baseball player (1915-1997))
- Heinz Arndt (Australian economist (1915-2002))
- Richard P. Klocko (United States general (1915–2011))
- Sedley Andrus (Royal officer of arms)
- Stew Bowers (American baseball player (1915–2005))
- Aleksander Juszkiewicz
- Pyotr Burmistrov (Soviet association football player (1915-1993))
- Bill Conroy (American baseball player (1915-1997))
- Heinz Arndt (Australian economist (1915-2002))
- Richard P. Klocko (United States general (1915–2011))
- Sedley Andrus (Royal officer of arms)
- Stew Bowers (American baseball player (1915–2005))
- Aleksander Juszkiewicz
- Ants Kukk (Estonian theatrical manager (1915-1973))
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- Pran Nath Chhuttani (Indian physician (1915 – 1996))
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- Antoine Thomas (shot in the Mont-Valérien during WW2)
- Jo Dons (26 Feb 1915 – certain 9 Jul 1942)
- Władysław Sergiusz Kazanowicz
- Mogens Davidsen (Danish actor (1915-1956))
- Juan García Durán
- Luther Christman (American nursing professor and administrator (1915-2011))
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- Wang Daheng (Chinese optical physicist)
- Harold Eidsvig (professional golfer)
- Alfonso Gómez de Orozco (Mexican politician)
- Rune Johansson (Swedish journalist)
- Yoshimi Fujita
- Berth Järnland
- Pote Phekanan
- Patrick Graham (naval officer (1915-1980))
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- Enzo Gaspari (American politician (1915-1989))
- Audrey McCall (American politician (1915-2007))
- Sam Wallin (Swedish painter (1915-1992))
- Jens Lundquist (entomologist)
- Dante Smurra
- Jean Baptiste Malleret
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- Donald George Hamilton ((1915-1942))
- Alexander von Schouppé (Austrian paleontologist)
- Bedřiška Součková
- Emil Eis
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- Enya Gonzalez (Filipina singer)
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- Evelyn Weller (26 Feb 1915 Cork, Ireland – 6 Jun 1960 Dun Laoghaire near Dublin)
- Max Mann
- Mireille Provence
- Charles Edward Quin (b.26 February 1915 d.8 November 2003)
- Erika Körner
- Jan Młynarczyk (Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
- Gerritdina van der Sluis (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Lucien Genet
- Jan Katerberg
- Jonathan Cohen (26/2/1915-13/11/2003; New York City; ; orthopedic surgery educator, researcher; American)
- Anna Weindlich (German musician and singer)
- Valtr Gallia
- Stefan Peronczyk
- Alois Wollmann
Deaths
- Julius Vahlteich (German merchant, journalist and politician (1839-1915))
- Otto Winterer (German politician)
- Charles Heywood (9th Commandant of the Marine Corps)
- Edward Richardson (New Zealand engineer, and Member of Parliament)
- Julius Vahlteich (German merchant, journalist and politician (1839-1915))
- Otto Winterer (German politician)
- Marie Remy (German painter (1829-1915))
- János Varjú
- Joseph Waldo Rice ((1828-1915))
- Robert Coedes (French soldier)
- Léopold Viguié (French official)
- Helena Mary Odell ((1836-1915))
- Kenneth MacGregor ((1896-1915))
- Ludmila Vrchlická (daughter of the writer Sofie Podlipská, wife of Jaroslav Vrchlický (1861-1915))
- Heinrich Walder
- Václav Erychleb (astronomer)
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- Dorothy Mildmay Buckley ((died 1915))
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- Julius Vahlteich (German merchant, journalist and politician (1839-1915))
- Otto Winterer (German politician)
- Charles Heywood (9th Commandant of the Marine Corps)
- Edward Richardson (New Zealand engineer, and Member of Parliament)
- Cemile Sultan (Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Abdulmejid I (1843–1915))
- Marie Remy (German painter (1829-1915))
- János Varjú
- Joseph Waldo Rice ((1828-1915))
- Robert Coedes (French soldier)
- Léopold Viguié (French official)
- Dorothy Mildmay Buckley ((died 1915))
- Helena Mary Odell ((1836-1915))
- Kenneth MacGregor ((1896-1915))
- Ludmila Vrchlická (daughter of the writer Sofie Podlipská, wife of Jaroslav Vrchlický (1861-1915))
- Heinrich Walder
- Václav Erychleb (astronomer)