February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 319 days remaining until the end of the year (320 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).
+ 1764 – The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).
+ 1933 – In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
+ 1992 – Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison.
( Births )
+ 1820 – Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist and activist (d. 1906)
+ 1927 – Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (d. 2008)
+ 1964 – Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (d. 1997)