Famous Deaths In December - 15

1025  On this day in history basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies  

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

1515  Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies on December - 15.  

1576  On December - 15 joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53  

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1683  Death of Izaak Walton, English writer (b. 1593) on this day in history.  

1688  Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Neth grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54 on December - 15.  

1699  Henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63 on December - 15.  

1712  Sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67 on December - 15.  

1715  On this day in history george Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73  

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

1779  On December - 15 manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62  

1792  On December - 15 joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36  

1816  On this day in history joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44  

1817  On December - 15 maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies  

1822  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65 on December - 15.  

1826  Death of William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC on this day in history.  

1831  Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60 on December - 15.  

1839  On December - 15 matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66  

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

1861  Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1880  On December - 15 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 this day in history.  

1901  On December - 15 elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67  

1909  On this day in history francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57  

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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on December - 15.  

1567  Christoph Demantius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1574  Samuel Besler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1610  David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on December - 15.  

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on December - 15.  

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on December - 15.  

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer  

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