Famous Deaths In December - 15

1025  Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies on December - 15.  

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

1230  On December - 15 ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies  

1263  On December - 15 death of king Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)  

1515  Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1621  On this day in history charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43  

1626  On this day in history adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70  

1673  Death of Margaret Cavendish, English writer (b. 1623) on this day in history.  

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1675  On this day in history john Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43  

1683  Death of Izaak Walton, English writer (b. 1593) on December - 15.  

1688  Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Neth grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1699  On December - 15 henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63  

1712  Sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1715  George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1753  On this day in history death of richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. 1694)  

1779  On this day in history manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62  

1792  Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36 on December - 15.  

1816  On December - 15 joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44  

1817  Maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies on December - 15.  

1822  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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

1839  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1855  Death of Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803) on December - 15.  

1861  On this day in history gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45  

1880  On this day in history carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76  

1889  Ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73 on December - 15.  

1890  Death of Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US on this day in history.  

1892  Charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75 on December - 15.  

1896  John GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on December - 15.  

1901  Elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1574  On December - 15 birth of samuel Besler, composer  

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

1648  On December - 15 birth of gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)  

1657  On this day in history birth of michel-Richard Delalande, composer  

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

1720  On December - 15 birth of j F Beck, writer