Famous Deaths In December - 15

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

1072  On this day in history death of alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029)  

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

1263  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on December - 15.  

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

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

1598  On December - 15 philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58  

1621  On December - 15 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 December - 15.  

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

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

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

1699  Henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63 on this day in history.  

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  Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1817  On this day in history 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 December - 15.  

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

1839  On this day in history matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66  

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

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

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

1889  On December - 15 ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73  

1890  Death of Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US on December - 15.  

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  On December - 15 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  On this day in history birth of christoph Demantius, composer  

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

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

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

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