On this day 15th February
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Facts
399 BC Philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by the city of Athens for corrupting the minds of the youth of the city and for impiety
590 Khosrau II, the last great Sasanian king is crowned King of Persia
1763 Austria, Prussia & Saxony sign Treaty of Hubertusburg, marking the end of the French and Indian War and of the Seven Years War
1986 Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged presidential election in the Philippines
2001 First draft of the complete human genome is published in the journal "Nature"
2003 An estimated 6-11 million people around the world take to the streets to protest against war with Iraq
Deaths
1152 Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58
1844 Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, British Prime Minister (Tory: 1801-04), dies at 86
1928 H. H. Asquith, British Prime Minister (Liberal: 1908-16), dies at 75
1965 Nat King Cole, American singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies of cancer at 49
1970 Sir Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (b. 1882)
1987 Jimmy Holiday, American singer (Baby I Love You), dies at 42
1988 Richard Feynman, American theoretical physicist, dies of liposarcoma at 69
1995 Lord Taylor of Hadfield, British President of Taylor Woodrow Group, dies at 90
2002 Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (Ares-Hercules), dies at 38 after falling from a prop tower
2016 George Gaynes, Dutch-American singer, actor and voice artist (Tootsie, Police Academy, General Hospital), age 98
Sport
1916 NY Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500
1932 US bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer & Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold)
1978 England all out 64 for 1st loss to NZ in cricket (Geoffrey Boycott captain)
1978 Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1987 Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater
Films and TV
1927 Silent film "It" is released in the US starring Clara Bow
1950 Walt Disney's animated film "Cinderella" premieres in Boston
2004 57th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" Best Film, Peter Weir Best Director
2005 YouTube, Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States
Born on this day
1971 Renee O'Connor, US actress (Xena Warrior Princess), born in Katy, Texas
1976 Brandon Boyd, US musician (Incubus), born in Van Nuys, California
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Richard Feynman
George Gaynes