WHAT HAPPENED ON 15. FEBRUARY
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Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. (15. February 590)

Pope Paschal II issues a bill sanctioning the establishment of the Order of Hospitallers. (15. February 1113)

While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World. (15. February 1493)

Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. (15. February 1637)

Constantin Cantemir, Prince of Moldavia and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sibiu, stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the House of Habsburg against the Ottoman Empire. (15. February 1690)

The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established. (15. February 1764)

The Roman Republic is proclaimed after Louis Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded the city of Rome five days earlier (15. February 1798)

The Serbian revolution begins. (15. February 1804)

The first constitutional law in modern Serbia is adopted. (15. February 1835)

American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee. (15. February 1862)

Women's rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. (15. February 1879)

The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain. (15. February 1898)

The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza. (15. February 1901)

The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250. (15. February 1909)

Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki. (15. February 1921)

Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar. (15. February 1923)

1925 serum run to Nome: The serum arrives in Nome, Alaska, with Balto being the lead dog of the last team. (15. February 1925)

In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933. (15. February 1933)

World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. (15. February 1942)

World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins. (15. February 1944)