February 15th (1949) was a Tuesday. It's the 43rd day of the year (44th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 322 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 15th February, 1949
» Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
Famous Birthdays on February 15 in 1949
» Ken Anderson (quarterback) named Ken Anderson, American football player
» Hans Graf, Austrian conductor
» Francisco Maturana, Colombian footballer and manager
February 15th Holidays in History
» Candlemas (Eastern Orthodox Church)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Claude de la Colombière
» Faustinus and Jovita
» Quinidius
» Sigfrid of Sweden
» Saint Vartan Vartan Mamikonian known as Vartan (a Public holidays in Lebanon named holiday for Armenians in Lebanon)
» Thomas Bray (Episcopal Church (USA))
» February 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Liberation Day (Afghanistan)
» John Frum or John Frum Day (Vanuatu)
» Public holidays in Serbia or National Day (Serbia)
» National Flag of Canada Day (Canada)
» Parinirvana Day, also celebrated on February 8. (Mahayana Buddhism)
» Susan B. Anthony Day (United States)
» The ENIAC Day
» The third and final day of Lupercalia, also known as Februa. (Roman Empire)