Famous Deaths In December - 15

1025  On December - 15 basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies   

1072  On December - 15 death of alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029)   

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

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

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on December - 15.   

1621  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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 December - 15 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  On this day in history joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36   

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 December - 15.   

1826  On December - 15 death of william Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC   

1831  Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60 on December - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1880  Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1889  Ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73 on December - 15.   

1890  Death of Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US on December - 15.   

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

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

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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  David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on December - 15.   

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history 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.