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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 15 adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70   

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

1675  On December - 15 john Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43   

1683  Death of Izaak Walton, English writer (b. 1593) on December - 15.   

1688  On December - 15 gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Neth grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54   

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

1712  On December - 15 sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67   

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

1792  On this day in history joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36   

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  On December - 15 ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65   

1826  On December - 15 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  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 December - 15.   

1880  Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 on December - 15.   

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

1890  On this day in history 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 December - 15.   

1901  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1574  Samuel Besler, composer was born on December - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1720  J F Beck, writer was born on this day in history.