What happened today in history (February 15): Galileo Galilei and KG Subramanyan were born, Mirza Ghalib and Bappi Lahiri died, the last Soviet army withdrew from Afghanistan, the first teddy bear was sold, Muhammad Ali lost to Leon Spinks, the British surrendered to Singapore Japanese and more.
Photo Caption: This Day in History (February 15): Birth of Galileo Galilei
Today in History, February 15: Valentine’s Day is over. A lot of heartbreak and cheer was spread yesterday. Now, it’s time to get back to reality and focus on studying again.
Today is February 15, another seemingly normal day in the winter month of February. However, February 15 holds an important place in world history.
Read on to find out what happened on this day (February 15) in sports, politics and the arts, along with famous births and deaths in world history.
Historical events on this day
- In 399 BC, Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death in Athens for corrupting the minds of young people.
- In 590, the last Sasanian king of Iran before the Muslim conquest, Khosrau II, was crowned King of Persia.
- In 1898, the Spanish-American War broke out after the sinking of the battleship USS Maine in Havana, killing 260 sailors.
- In 1903, the first teddy bear-shaped soft toy was sold by inventor and toy manufacturer Morris Michtom.
- In 1923, Greece became the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
- In 1942, Singapore fell to the Japanese during World War II after the surrender of the British army, which included 80,000 Indian, British and Australian soldiers.
- In 1965, Canada adopted the red and white maple leaf flag.
- In 1989, the Soviet-Afghan war officially ended, with the Soviet Union announcing that all its troops had left Afghanistan.
- In 2001, the first draft of the complete human genome was published in the British scientific journal Nature.
- In 2003, widespread protests against the Iraq war occurred in more than 600 cities worldwide, with 8–30 million people participating, making it the largest peace protest in history. history.
- In 2017, India’s PSLV-C37 space rocket made history when it successfully launched 104 satellites in one flight.
- In 2021, Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization.
Sports event today
- In 1932, American boxer and Olympic gold medalist Eddie Eagan became the first of two men to ever win Olympic gold medals in both summer and winter competitions in separate events. after winning the bobsleigh team gold medal at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics.
- In 1978, rookie Leon Spinks defeated boxing legend Muhammad Ali in a shocking match to win the heavyweight championship.
- In 1985, the world chess championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov was controversially abandoned when Karpov led 5-3.
Today’s Arts and Culture Events
- In 1927, the silent film “It” starring Clara Bow was released in the US, coining the term “It girl”.
- In 1941, American jazz pioneer Duke Ellington first recorded his iconic song “Take the A Train.”
- In 1950, Disney’s classic animated film Cinderella was released.
- In 2016, Ed Sheeran won Best Song (“Thinking Out Loud”), and Taylor Swift won Best Album (“1989”) at the 58th Grammy Awards.
Notable deaths on this day
|
Sir No |
Year of death |
Personality |
|
first |
1637 |
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia from 1619 to 1637 |
|
2 |
1869 |
Mirza Ghalib, legendary Indian poet famous for his iconic poems, letters and prose in Urdu and Persian |
|
3 |
1965 |
Nat King Cole, American singer, jazz pianist and actor known for his soothing baritone and hit songs such as “Unforgettable”, “Smile” and “Mona Lisa” |
|
4 |
1988 |
Richard Feynman, American theoretical physicist famous for his work on quantum electrodynamics and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 |
|
5 |
2022 |
Bappi Lahiri, Indian playback singer and composer who popularized disco music in the Indian music industry, especially in the 80s and 90s with bollywood tracks like “Yaad Aa Raha Hai ” and “Tamma Tamma Loge” |
Famous birthdays on this day
|
Sir No |
Year of Birth |
Personality |
|
first |
1368 |
Sigismund, Holy Roman emperor from 1410 to 1437 |
|
2 |
1564 |
Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, engineer and physicist who is considered one of the greatest figures in science thanks to his many contributions to motion, gravity, pendulums, inventions thermometer and discovered the moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, and the phases of Venus |
|
3 |
1710 |
Louis XV, second longest-reigning king of France (1715-1774) who led his kingdom to ruin with corruption and costly wars |
|
4 |
1820 |
Susan B. Anthony, American activist and suffragist who led the National Woman Suffrage Association to help women gain the right to vote |
|
5 |
1874 |
Ernest Shackleton, British-Irish explorer who led four expeditions to the South Pole |
|
6 |
1924 |
KG Subramanyan, Indian artist, sculptor and muralist who participated in the independence movement and later taught art at the University of Baroda |
|
7 |
1954 |
Matt Groening, American cartoonist and creator of the animated series The Simpsons and Futurama |
|
8 |
1964 |
Ashutosh Gowariker, the Indian filmmaker who made his epic Hindi films Lagaan and Swades |
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