Famous Personalities Born In December - 15
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
1534 On this day in history birth of lucas Osiander, composer
1567 Christoph Demantius, composer was born on this day in history.
1574 Samuel Besler, composer was born on December - 15.
1610 David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on this day in history.
1648 Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on December - 15.
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 this day in history.
1735 On this day in history birth of cesare Beccaria-Bonesana, Italian lawyer
1765 On this day in history birth of philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, composer
1778 Godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch gov-gen (Dutch-Indies) was born on this day in history.
1787 On December - 15 birth of charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic
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 On this day in history birth of isidor Dannstrom, composer
1821 Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer was born on this day in history.
1822 Edward Stephen, composer was born on December - 15.
1823 Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer was born on this day in history.
1830 On December - 15 birth of francesco D'Arcais, composer
1832 On December - 15 birth of alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower)
1836 On this day in history birth of edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel)
1842 Henry Gadsby, composer was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of tewfik Pasja, khedive (viceroy) of Egypt
1853 Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies was born on December - 15.
1857 On December - 15 birth of eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer
1859 On December - 15 birth of ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)
1860 Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903) was born on this day in history.
1860 On this day in history birth of abner Powell, American baseball player (d. 1953)
1861 On this day in history birth of charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)
1863 On December - 15 birth of arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon)
1863 Paul [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier [NS] was born on this day in history.