Historical Events In December - 15

1675  John Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43 on December - 15.  

1680  On this day in history tax revolt on Terschelling due to tax on cereal  

1688  Lord Delamere sides with King James II [NS 12/25] on this day in history.  

1688  Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Neth grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1699  On this day in history henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63  

1712  Sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1715  George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history j F Beck, writer  

1734  On December - 15 the birth of George Romney, English portrait painter  

1735  On this day in history cesare Beccaria-Bonesana, Italian lawyer  

1745  Battle at Kesseldorf: Prussia beats Saksen & Austria on December - 15.  

1765  On December - 15 philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, composer  

1778  On December - 15 godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch gov-gen (Dutch-Indies)  

1779  On December - 15 manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62  

1785  On this day in history king George IV of England marries his mistress, Maria Fitzherbert.  

1787  On December - 15 charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic  

1791  On December - 15 the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution) becomes law, following ratification by the state of Virginia.  

1791  On this day in history 1st US law school established at University of Pennsylvania  

1792  On this day in history the first US life insurance policy is issued in Philadelphia  

1792  1st life insurance policy issued in US (Phila) on December - 15.  

1792  Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1793  Henry Charles Carey, Phila, economist (Principles of Poli Economy) on December - 15.  

1794  Revolutionary Tribunal abolished in France on this day in history.  

1802  Janos Bolyai, Romania, mathematician (non-Euclidean geometry) on this day in history.  

1803  On December - 15 august Freyer, composer  

1810  On this day in history irish magazine in US, the Shamrock, is firstpublished  

1810  On this day in history 1st Irish magazine in US, Shamrock, is published  

1812  On this day in history isidor Dannstrom, composer  

1815  On this day in history rossini gets assignment for Il barbiere di Siviglia  

1816  On December - 15 charles Stanhope, a British earl, invented two early mechanical calculators, as well as a printing press, a microscope lens, and various other scientific devices.  

1816  Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44 on December - 15.  

1817  On December - 15 maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies  

1820  1st General pharmacopoeia in US published, Boston on December - 15.  

1821  Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer on this day in history.  

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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history birth of christoph Demantius, composer  

1574  On December - 15 birth of samuel Besler, composer  

1610  David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on December - 15.  

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on this day in history.  

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on this day in history.  

1667  Ludwig Ernst, composer was born on this day in history.  

1720  J F Beck, writer was born on December - 15.  

1025  On this day in history basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies  

1072  Death of Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029) on this day in history.  

1230  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on this day in history.  

1263  On this day in history death of king Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)  

1515  Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies on this day in history.  

1576  Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on December - 15.  

1621  On this day in history charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43