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Born on Tuesday February 15, 1881
- Albert Jan Dommerholt, Epse (Gorssel) († 1959)
- Petrus Zijlmans, Raamsdonkveer († 1897)
- Albert Jan Stegeman, Deventer, OV, Nederland († 1881)
- Anna Carolina Marneffe, Geldrop († 1882)
- Albertus Christiaan Wilhelm Becker, Amsterdam (Noord-Holland) († 1963)
- Anna Maria Hubertina Offermans, Heerlen († 1936)
- "Rudolf" Hermann Maria Josef Czernin von Chudenitz, Praha († 1928)
- Anna Maria Elisabeth Thijssen, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adolphine Gesina Adriana (Fien) de Kanter, Ginneken en Bavel
- Adriana Brondsema, Den Helder
Died on Tuesday February 15, 1881
- Adrianus Van Helten (1)
- Adrianus Cornelis Van Tongerloo (62), Oolen
- Anastasie Joseph FRAMBY (59), Créquy, 62257, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Alletta Groenendijk (58), Alphen
- Adrianus Van Hilten (1), Tricht
- Allart Karst Zwiers (53), Hollandsche Veldt (Hoogeveen)
- Aaltje Suiker (Suijker) (36), Brandwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Paulus Buwalda (78), (USA)
- Willem Bol (3)
- Aaltje Stoel (60), Zalk en Veecaten, Ov, The Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 15, 1881 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on February 15
- 1873 » Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1964)
- 1874 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish captain and explorer († 1922)
- 1883 » Sax Rohmer, English-American author († 1959)
- 1890 » Robert Ley, German politician († 1945)
- 1892 » James Forrestal, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Defense († 1949)
- 1892 » Roy Rene, Australian comedian († 1954)
- 1893 » Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player († 1967)
- 1896 » Arthur Shields, Irish republican and actor († 1970)
- 1897 » Gerrit Kleerekoper, Jewish-Dutch gymnast and coach († 1943)
- 1898 » Totò, Italian actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1967)
Died on February 15
- 1844 » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
- 1847 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (b. 1794)
- 1848 » Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1771)
- 1849 » Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
- 1857 » Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b. 1804)
- 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
- 1885 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (b. 1803)
- 1897 » Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
- 1905 » Lew Wallace, American author, general, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1827)
- 1911 » Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (b. 1859)
Names that were popular for boys in 1881
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1881
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Jacoba
- Neeltje
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1881
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
- April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
- May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
- July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
- October 13 » First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
- November 7 » Mapuche rebels attack the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial, as defenders fled to the hills and the settlement was effectively destroyed.
Weather February 15, 1881
The temperature on February 15, 1881 was about -3.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.