Famous Deaths Happened In December - 15

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

1072  On December - 15 death of alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029)   

1230  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on this day in history.   

1263  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

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  Adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on December - 15.   

1673  Death of Margaret Cavendish, English writer (b. 1623) on December - 15.   

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

1683  On this day in history death of izaak Walton, English writer (b. 1593)   

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

1699  On this day in history henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63   

1712  On this day in history sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67   

1715  On December - 15 george Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1817  On this day in history maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies   

1822  On this day in history ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65   

1826  On this day in history death of william Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC   

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 December - 15.   

1855  Death of Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803) on this day in history.   

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 December - 15.   

1889  Ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1892  Charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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1534  On this day in history birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

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

1574  On December - 15 birth of samuel Besler, composer   

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

1648  On this day in history birth of gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)   

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

1667  On this day in history birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

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