15 February
Notable Births
Šimon Nemec
b. 2004
Slovak ice hockey player (born 2004)
Jakub Kiwior
b. 2000
Polish footballer (born 2000)
Zachary Gordon
b. 1998
American actor (born 1998)
George Russell (racing driver)
b. 1998
British racing driver (born 1998)
Derrick Jones Jr.
b. 1997
American basketball player (born 1997)
Justin Reid
b. 1997
American football player (born 1997)
Megan Thee Stallion
b. 1995
American rapper and songwriter (born 1995)
Sodapoppin
b. 1994
American Twitch streamer and YouTuber (born 1994)
Ravi (rapper)
b. 1993
South Korean musician (born 1993)
Geoffrey Kondogbia
b. 1993
Footballer (born 1993)
Manuel Lanzini
b. 1993
Argentine footballer
Ángel Sepúlveda
b. 1991
Mexican footballer (born 1991)
Rich Swann
b. 1991
American professional wrestler (born 1991)
Callum Turner
b. 1990
English actor (born 1990)
Mark Canha
b. 1989
American baseball player (born 1989)
Papu Gómez
b. 1988
Argentine footballer (born 1988)
Rui Patrício
b. 1988
Portuguese footballer (born 1988)
Valeri Bojinov
b. 1986
Bulgarian footballer (born 1986)
Johnny Cueto
b. 1986
Dominican baseball player (born 1986)
Amber Riley
b. 1986
American actress and singer
Notable Deaths
Robert Duvall
d. 2026
American actor and filmmaker (1931–2026)
George Armitage
d. 2025
American film director (1942–2025)
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
d. 2025
Portuguese sports executive (1937–2025)
Muhsin Hendricks
d. 2025
South African gay imam (1967–2025)
Raquel Welch
d. 2023
American actress and model (1940–2023)
Bappi Lahiri
d. 2022
Indian singer and composer (1952–2022)
P. J. O'Rourke
d. 2022
American political satirist and journalist (1947–2022)
Caroline Flack
d. 2020
English radio and television presenter (1979–2020)
Lee Radziwill
d. 2019
American socialite (1933–2019)
Stuart McLean
d. 2017
Canadian broadcaster and storyteller
George Gaynes
d. 2016
American actor (1917–2016)
Vanity (singer)
d. 2016
Canadian singer-songwriter and actress (1959–2016)
Haron Amin
d. 2015
Afghan ambassador (1969–2015)
Arnaud de Borchgrave
d. 2015
American journalist
Steve Montador
d. 2015
Canadian ice hockey player (1979–2015)
Thelma Estrin
d. 2014
American computer scientist and engineer (1924–2014)
Christopher Malcolm
d. 2014
Canadian actor and producer (1946–2014)
Sanan Kachornprasart
d. 2013
Thai politician and military officer
Jeanne M. Holm
d. 2010
United States Air Force general
Johnny Weaver
d. 2008
American professional wrestler (1935–2008)
On This Day in History
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2021
Sixty people drown and hundreds are missing after a boat sinks on the Congo River near the village of Longola Ekoti, Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2021 Congo River disaster
2013
A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14.
Chelyabinsk meteor
2012
Three hundred and sixty people die in a fire at a Honduran prison in the city of Comayagua.
Comayagua prison fire
2010
Two trains collide in the Halle train collision in Halle, Belgium, killing 19 and injuring 171 people.
Halle train collision
2003
Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
15 February 2003 Iraq War protests
2003
The last Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre, carrying Intelsat 907.
Ariane 4
2001
The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
Human genome
1996
At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3B rocket carrying Intelsat 708 veers off course and crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing somewhere between six and 100 people.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
1996
Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake.
Prime Minister of Canada
1992
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is sentenced in Milwaukee to 15 terms of life in prison.
Jeffrey Dahmer
1992
Air Transport International Flight 805 crashes in Swanton, Ohio, near Toledo Express Airport, killing all four people on board.
Air Transport International Flight 805
1991
The Visegrád Group, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.
Visegrád Group
1989
Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
Soviet–Afghan War
1982
The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.
Drilling rig
1972
Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
Sound recording and reproduction
1972
José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
José María Velasco Ibarra
1971
The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day.
Decimalisation
1970
Dominicana de Aviación Flight 603 crashes into the Caribbean Sea after takeoff from Las Américas International Airport, killing 102, including members of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team and lightweight boxer Carlos Cruz.
Dominicana de Aviación Flight 603
1965
The maple leaf is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign flag.
Maple leaf
1961
Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team along with several of their coaches and family members.
Sabena Flight 548