Famous Deaths In 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 December - 15.  

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

1263  On this day in history death of king Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)  

1515  On this day in history alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies  

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 December - 15.  

1621  Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 on December - 15.  

1626  Adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

1673  On December - 15 death of margaret Cavendish, English writer (b. 1623)  

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1675  John Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1683  On December - 15 death of izaak Walton, English writer (b. 1593)  

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

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 December - 15.  

1753  On December - 15 death of richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. 1694)  

1779  Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62 on December - 15.  

1792  Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1816  Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44 on December - 15.  

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  On this day in history death of william Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC  

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

1839  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 on December - 15.  

1855  On this day in history death of jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803)  

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

1880  Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73  

1890  On December - 15 death of sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US  

1892  On December - 15 charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75  

1896  John GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67  

1909  On December - 15 francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57  

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1534  On this day in history 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 December - 15 birth of gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)  

1657  On December - 15 birth of michel-Richard Delalande, composer  

1667  Ludwig Ernst, composer was born on December - 15.  

1720  On this day in history birth of j F Beck, writer