Discover what happened on 15 February 1916 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
- Drago Štajnberger (Croatian partisan (1916-1942))
- Werner Schweizer (Swiss rower)
- Ronnie Aldrich (British musician (1916–1993))
- Jack Hanlon (American actor (1916-2012))
- Erik Thommesen (Danish sculptor (1916-2008))
- Mary Jane Croft (American actress (1916-1999))
- Carlo Casalegno (Italian politician, writer and journalist)
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- Ernest Millington (soldier and politician (1916-2009))
- Lise London (politician from France)
- Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (President of Sri Lanka from 1993 to 1994)
- Franco Fabrizi (Italian actor (1916-1995))
- Drago Štajnberger (Croatian partisan (1916-1942))
- Werner Schweizer (Swiss rower)
- Ronnie Aldrich (British musician (1916–1993))
- Jack Hanlon (American actor (1916-2012))
- Erik Thommesen (Danish sculptor (1916-2008))
- Mary Jane Croft (American actress (1916-1999))
- Carlo Casalegno (Italian politician, writer and journalist)
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Deaths
- Franz Harner (Austrian »piano-comedian«, restaurant owner)
- Franz Harner (Austrian »piano-comedian«, restaurant owner)
- William Turner (British anatomist (1832–1916))
- Pierre Chappuis (Swiss physicist (1855-1916))
- Finlay McNaughton Young (Canadian politician (1852-1916))
- Harold Bache (English cricketer (1889-1916))
- Carl August Söderman (Swedish actor)
- Nikolai Lodyzhensky (Russian composer)
- Frank Cannon (Footballer (1888-1916))
- Peter Göbl
- Francesco Pandolfini
- Jacob Samuel Ballin
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- Demetrio Conti
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- Surgn.-Maj. Edward Acton Gibbon ((1835-1916))
- Maria Hugonia van Wassenaer ((1885-1916))
- Max Mayr
- Ottomar Lord
- John Vernon (Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)