Famous Birthdays for 15th February 2026

1471 – Piero di Lorenzo de’ Medici [Piero the Unfortunate], Italian ruler of Florence (1492-94), born in Florence, Republic of Florence (d. 1503)
1885 – Richard Würz, German composer, and music critic, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1965)
1890 – Semyon Bogatyrev, Russian and Soviet musicologist and composer (completed a symphony abandoned by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1960)
1899 – Georges Auric, French composer (one of Les Six), born in Lodève, Hérault, France (d. 1983)
1914 – (Thomas) Hale Boggs, American politician (US Representative from Louisiana, 1947-73), born in Long Beach, Mississippi (d. 1972)
1922 – John B. Anderson, American politician and 1980 Republican presidential candidate, born in Rockford, Illinois (d. 2017)
1939 – Ole Ellefsæter, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 50km and 4×10km relay 1968; World C’ship gold 4×10km relay 1966), born in Furnes, Norway (d. 2022)
1960 – Jock Hobbs, New Zealand rugby union flanker and captain (21 Tests; Canterbury RU; Chairman NZRFU 2002-10), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2012)
1968 – Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
1980 – Benedict Sheehan, American composer, and choral director (Saint Tikhon Choir), born in Franconia, New Hampshire

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