Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1576  On this day in history joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53  

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 December - 15.  

1673  Death of Margaret Cavendish, English writer (b. 1623) on this day in history.  

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

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 December - 15.  

1712  Sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67 on December - 15.  

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 this day in history joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44  

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

1822  On this day in history ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65  

1826  On this day in history 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  Death of Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803) on December - 15.  

1861  On December - 15 gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45  

1880  On December - 15 carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76  

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

1890  On December - 15 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  Elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67 on December - 15.  

1909  On December - 15 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  Samuel Besler, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1720  On December - 15 birth of j F Beck, writer