February 15th - Moment in World History
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Significant events1852 - Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits its first patient 1898 - Spanish-American War: The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain 1971 - Decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day
Births1564 - Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1642) 1951 - Jane Seymour, British actress 1954 - Matt Groening, American cartoonist (creator of the Simpsons) 1959 - Ali Campbell, British singer and songwriter (UB40)
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