Historical Events In December - 15

1909  Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57 on December - 15.  

1913  On December - 15 nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.  

1913  Muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award) on this day in history.  

1914  After being closed for over four months, the NYSE got back into the swing of things on this day in 1914, albeit with a tight set of trading restrictions designed to prevent fiscal disaster on this day in history.  

1914  On December - 15 battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow  

1914  On December - 15 ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII)  

1915  On December - 15 jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral  

1916  French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun on December - 15.  

1916  Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) on this day in history.  

1917  Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia on this day in history.  

1918  On December - 15 american Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting  

1918  On December - 15 jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow)  

1919  On this day in history edna St Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in NYC  

1919  On this day in history ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948)  

1921  Bobby Todd, US comic/actor (Original Sin) on December - 15.  

1922  IVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague on this day in history.  

1922  Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" on this day in history.  

1923  On this day in history freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist  

1924  Ida Haendel, Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin) on December - 15.  

1925  On this day in history first road with a depressed trough (Texas) opened to traffic  

1925  1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden, Mont Candiens 3, NY Americans 1 on this day in history.  

1925  Sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager on this day in history.  

1926  On December - 15 facist national symbol elevated in Italy  

1927  Ed Hickman kidnaps child he later beheads on December - 15.  

1928  Jimmy Nelson, Chic Ill, ventriloguist (Nestles, Farfel) on this day in history.  

1929  Walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro on this day in history.  

1929  Keith Andrew, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63) on December - 15.  

1930  On December - 15 the birth of Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist  

1930  Don Bradman takes his 1st Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, WI, lbw) on December - 15.  

1930  Alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62) on this day in history.  

1931  Evald Schorm, Prague Czech, director (Courage for Every Day) on December - 15.  

1932  On this day in history edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace)  

1933  On December - 15 baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15  

1933  Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy) on December - 15.  

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

1567  On December - 15 birth of christoph Demantius, composer  

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  On this day in history birth of michel-Richard Delalande, composer  

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer  

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

1025  Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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 December - 15.  

1576  On this day in history joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53  

1598  On December - 15 philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58  

1621  Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 on this day in history.