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1898 : USS Maine sank in Havana harbor On February 15, 1898, the U.S. Navy ship USS Maine sank in Havana harbor in Cuba. The island of Cuba was in revolt against Spanish rule and the U.S. Navy had come to support Cuban. Although it has never been proven that the Spanish had sunk the ship, this incident led to the Spanish-American War.
1971 : Decimal Day The United Kingdom and Ireland decimalised their currencies. From this day, one pound equals 100 pence. Until this day, a pound was worth 20 shillings and a shilling was worth 12 pence.
1989 : Soviet troops withdrawal from Afghanistan On February 15, 1989, after 9 years of war, the last Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan.
1996 : Sea Empress On 15 February 1996, the Liberian supertanker, the Sea Empress ran aground on the Welsh coast at the entrance of Milford Haven. Over 70,000 tons of crude oil escaped from its hull and caused serious damage to the local environment.

National Flag of Canada Day
Serbia National Day
Susan B. Anthony Day On February 15, the United States commemorate Susan B. Anthony's actions for women's rights. It also celebrates the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution enacred in 1920, giving the right to vote to women.

Susan B. Anthony
I always distrust people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows.

Galileo Galilei, Astrónomo y físico italiano (1564)
Louis XV, Rey de Francia (1710)
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, Arquitecto francés (1739)
Elihu Root, Secretario de Estado americano, Premio Nobel de la Paz (1845)
Charles Edouard Guillaume, Físico francés, Premio Nobel (1861)
Alfred North Whitehead, Matemático Inglés (1861)
Hans von Euler-Chelpin, Químico alemán, Premio Nobel (1873)
Ernest Shackleton, Explorador irlandés (1874)
John Barrymore, Actor americano (1882)
Cesar Romero, Actor americano (1907)
Miep Gies, Una de las personas que se escondió Ana Frank y el que guarda su diario (1909)
Claire Bloom, Actriz inglesa (1931)
Roger Chaffee, Astronauta americano (1935)
John Helliwell, Músico Inglés (Supertramp) (1945)
Marisa Berenson, Actriz americana (1947)
Art Spiegelman, Dibujante estadounidense (1948)
Jane Seymour, Actriz inglesa (1951)
Matt Groening, Dibujante y guionista americano (The Simpsons, Futurama) (1954)
Mikey Craig, Músico Inglés (Culture Club) (1960)
Leland D. Melvin, Astronauta americano (1964)
Axelle Red, Cantante belga (1968)
Kateřina Neumannová, Checa esquiador de fondo (1973)
Brandon Boyd, Músico estadounidense (Incubus) (1976)
Rachida Brakni, Actriz francesa (1977)
Josh Low, Futbolista Inglés (1979)
Scott Severin, Futbolista escocés (1979)
Alex Nodari, Futbolista italiano (1982)
Gabriel Paletta, Futbolista argentino (1986)

Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Matemático belgo (1847)
Pierre François Verhulst, Matemático belgo (1849)
Mirza Ghalib, Poeta indio (1869)
Herbert Henry Asquith, Primer ministro del Reino Unido (1928)
Owen Willans Richardson, Físico británico, Premio Nobel (1959)
Nat King Cole, Músico y cantante americano (1965)
Hugh Dowding, RAF Fighter comandante durante la Batalla de Gran Bretaña (1970)
Richard Feynman, Físico estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1988)
Henry Way Kendall, Físico estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1999)
Pierre Bachelet, Cantante francés (2005)

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