Famous Deaths Happened 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 December - 15.   

1230  On this day in history ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies   

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

1515  On December - 15 alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies   

1576  Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53 on December - 15.   

1598  On this day in history philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58   

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)   

1675  John Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43 on December - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1699  On this day in history 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 December - 15.   

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

1753  Death of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. 1694) on this day in history.   

1779  Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1816  On December - 15 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 December - 15 death of william Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC   

1831  On December - 15 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 this day in history.   

1861  Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45 on December - 15.   

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 December - 15.   

1890  On this day in history death of sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US   

1892  On this day in history 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 December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

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

1574  On this day in history birth of samuel Besler, composer   

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

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on this day in history.   

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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