Famous Birthdays In December - 15

1534  On December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer  

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

1574  On December - 15 birth of samuel Besler, composer  

1610  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer  

1720  J F Beck, writer was born on this day in history.  

1735  Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana, Italian lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1765  Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, composer was born on December - 15.  

1778  On this day in history birth of godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch gov-gen (Dutch-Indies)  

1787  Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic was born on December - 15.  

1793  On this day in history birth of henry Charles Carey, Phila, economist (Principles of Poli Economy)  

1802  On this day in history birth of janos Bolyai, Romania, mathematician (non-Euclidean geometry)  

1803  August Freyer, composer was born on December - 15.  

1812  Isidor Dannstrom, composer was born on December - 15.  

1821  On this day in history birth of auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer  

1822  Edward Stephen, composer was born on December - 15.  

1823  Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer was born on December - 15.  

1830  On this day in history birth of francesco D'Arcais, composer  

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

1836  Edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel) was born on December - 15.  

1842  On December - 15 birth of henry Gadsby, composer  

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

1852  Antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903) was born on this day in history.  

1852  Tewfik Pasja, khedive (viceroy) of Egypt was born on this day in history.  

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

1857  On December - 15 birth of eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer  

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

1860  On December - 15 birth of niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903)  

1860  Abner Powell, American baseball player (d. 1953) was born on December - 15.  

1861  Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) was born on this day in history.  

1863  On this day in history birth of arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon)  

1863  Paul [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier [NS] was born on December - 15.  

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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  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on December - 15.  

1263  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on December - 15.  

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

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.