What happened on February 15

51 documented historical events happened on February 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Codex Theodosianus, a compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire, was published. On the same day, in another year: Pope Paschal II issued the papal bull Pie postulatio voluntatis, formally recognising the establishment of the Knights Hospitaller. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 15, including V. A. Urechia, Demetrios Vikelas, Rayko Zhinzifov. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

88 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 15, including Leontius, Tiberius III, Gisela of Swabia. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

19 observances are celebrated on February 15 around the world: Christian feast day: Blessed Michał Sopoćko, Christian feast day: Claude de la Colombière, Christian feast day: Faustinus and Jovita, Christian feast day: Oswiu, Christian feast day: Quinidius, Christian feast day: Sigfrid of Sweden. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.