Historical Events In December - 15

1822  On this day in history edward Stephen, composer   

1822  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65 on December - 15.   

1823  Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer on this day in history.   

1826  William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC on December - 15.   

1830  Francesco D'Arcais, composer on December - 15.   

1831  On this day in history paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60   

1832  On December - 15 the birth of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer   

1832  On December - 15 alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower)   

1836  Patent Office burns in Washington DC on this day in history.   

1836  On December - 15 patent Office burns in Wash, DC   

1836  On December - 15 edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel)   

1839  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 on December - 15.   

1842  On this day in history henry Gadsby, composer   

1848  Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress on this day in history.   

1852  Antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903) on December - 15.   

1853  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies on this day in history.   

1854  First street-cleaning machine in US first used in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1854  On December - 15 philadelphia residents were amazed as the first street cleaning machine was put into operation.   

1854  1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer   

1859  On this day in history gR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun   

1859  On this day in history ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)   

1860  On this day in history niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903)   

1861  On December - 15 charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)   

1861  Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45 on December - 15.   

1863  Skirmish at Bean's Station, Tennessee (Knoxville Campaign) on this day in history.   

1863  On December - 15 arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon)   

1864  Battle of Nashville, TN on December - 15.   

1868  On this day in history shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.   

1870  Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect on December - 15.   

1873  Pongrac Kacsoh, composer on this day in history.   

1874  On December - 15 david Kalakaua, king of the Sandwich Islands chain in the South Pacific and first regining king to visit the US, is received at the White House by US president Ulysses S. Grant.   

1874  1st reigning king to visit US (of Hawaii) received by Pres Grant on this day in history.   

1875  Friedrich Niggli, composer on December - 15.   

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1534  On December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

1567  Christoph Demantius, composer was born on December - 15.   

1574  Samuel Besler, composer was born on December - 15.   

1610  On December - 15 birth of david Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium)   

1648  On this day in history birth of gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)   

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on December - 15.   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of j F Beck, writer   

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 December - 15.   

1230  On this day in history ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies   

1263  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1515  On December - 15 alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies   

1576  Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53 on December - 15.   

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

1621  Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 on December - 15.