Historical Events In December - 15
Friday, 29 March 2024
1876 On December - 15 ferdinand Hardekopf, writer
1877 On December - 15 thomas Edison patents phonograph
1878 Hans Carossa, writer on this day in history.
1879 On this day in history hugo W C Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer
1880 Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 on December - 15.
1881 James Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops) on this day in history.
1886 On this day in history turbulence reigned over Wall Street on this day in 1886, as a record 1.2 million shares changed hands in a day of frantic trading.
1887 On December - 15 pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)
1888 Artturi A Leinonen, Finnish journalist/writer (Kati)/politician on this day in history.
1889 Ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1890 On December - 15 sitting Bull, a leader of the Sioux Indian nation, is killed in South Dakota by Indian police for resisting arrest.
1890 While resisting wrongful arrest Sitting Bull, the legendary Sioux chief,was killed by police, in South Dakota on December - 15.
1890 Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US on December - 15.
1891 James Naismith a Canadian invents basketball on December - 15.
1891 On December - 15 james Naismith invents basketball (Canada)
1892 On December - 15 the birth of John Paul Getty, American multi-millionaire and oil tycoon
1892 David Guion, composer on this day in history.
1892 On this day in history charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75
1893 Dvoráks "From the New World" premieres at Carnegie Hall NYC on this day in history.
1894 Cricket day 2 1st T Aus v Eng Aus 586 (Gregory 201) England 3-130 on December - 15.
1896 Herman Hollerith, inventor of the tabulating machine used in the 1890 U.S. census, was saved from financial ruin when the Russian government contracted his tabulating machine for their census on this day in history.
1896 Carl Ferdinand Cori, US bio-chemist on December - 15.
1896 On December - 15 john GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67
1898 On this day in history fernando Remacha, composer
1899 On this day in history battle at Colenso, South Africa (Boers-British army)
1899 Frank Vosper, London England, actor (Man Who Knew Too Much) on this day in history.
1900 On December - 15 francesco Messina, sculptor
1901 Elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67 on December - 15.
1904 On this day in history kermit Bloomgarden, producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man)
1905 The Pushkin House is established in St. Petersburg to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin on December - 15.
1905 On this day in history ferenc Farkas, composer
1906 Betty Smith, novelist (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) on this day in history.
1907 Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect (Brasilia) on December - 15.
1909 On December - 15 thomas J Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League
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