Famous Deaths Happened In December - 15

1025  Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies on this day in history.   

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

1515  Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies on this day in history.   

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

1626  On December - 15 adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70   

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

1675  On December - 15 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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62   

1792  Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1816  On December - 15 joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44   

1817  Maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies on this day in history.   

1822  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1855  On December - 15 death of jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803)   

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

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

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

1890  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of samuel Besler, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of david Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium)   

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

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

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

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