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February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 319 days remain until the end of the year (320 in leap years ). Events. Pre-1600. 438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus [1] 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. [2]
Wake Up to This Day in History. Discover what happened on February 15 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
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The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification", via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar. January and February were the last two months to be added to the Roman calendar, since the Romans originally considered winter a monthless period.
15. febrúar er 46. dagur ársins samkvæmt gregoríska tímatalinu. 319 dagar (320 á hlaupári) eru eftir af árinu. Atburðir. 1113 - Paskalis 2. páfi staðfesti stofnun Jóhannesarreglunnar. 1145 - Evgeníus 3. tók við af Lúsíusi 2. sem páfi. 1265 - Guido Fulcodi varð Klemens 4. páfi. 1637 - Ferdinand 3. varð keisari hins Heilaga rómverska ríkis.
February 15, 1965 - The Maple Leaf Flag becomes the Flag of Canada. February 15 , 2013 - A meteorite explodes over Chelyabinsk , western Siberia , Russia , injuring over 1,000 people. February 16 , 1918 - Lithuania declares independence.
On 15 February 2003, a coordinated day of protests was held across the world in which people in more than 600 cities expressed opposition to the imminent Iraq War. It was part of a series of protests and political events that had begun in 2002 and continued as the invasion, war, and occupation took place.
