Famous Deaths In December - 15

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

1072  Death of Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029) on this day in history.   

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

1263  On this day in history death of king Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)   

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

1576  Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history 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  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  On December - 15 gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Neth grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54   

1699  On December - 15 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 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 December - 15 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  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  Death of William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC on December - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history death of jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803)   

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

1880  On December - 15 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  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 this day in history francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57   

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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on December - 15.   

1567  On December - 15 birth of christoph Demantius, composer   

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

1657  On December - 15 birth of michel-Richard Delalande, composer   

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

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