About February 15
February 15, 2025 is the 46th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 319 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
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Aquarius is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 367 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On February 15
- 590 –Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.
- 1113 –Pope Paschal II issued a bull sanctioning the establishment of the Order of Hospitallers.
- 1493 –While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.
- 1637 –Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1764 –The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established.
- 1835 –The first constitutional law in modern Serbia is adopted.
- 1879 –Women’s rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1898 –Spanish-American War: The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
- 1906 –The British Labour Party is organised.
- 1909 –The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
- 1933 –In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
- 1942 –World War II: The Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. The Sook Ching massacre begins.
- 1952 –King George VI is buried in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
- 1961 –Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team, several coaches and family members.
- 1971 –The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
- 1979 –Don Dunstan resigns as Premier of South Australia, ending a decade of sweeping social liberalisation.
- 1989 –Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
- 1996 –At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
- 2000 –Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails.
- 2037 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Snake in Chinese astrology.
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