Famous Deaths In December - 15

1025  On this day in history basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies  

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

1230  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on this day in history.  

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 December - 15.  

1576  Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53 on December - 15.  

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

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  On this day in history death of margaret Cavendish, English writer (b. 1623)  

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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 this day in history 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 December - 15 george Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73  

1753  On December - 15 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  On December - 15 joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36  

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  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65 on December - 15.  

1826  Death of William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC on this day in history.  

1831  On December - 15 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  On December - 15 death of jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803)  

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

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  Elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1909  Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57 on December - 15.  

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1534  On December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer  

1567  Christoph Demantius, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1610  David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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