Famous Deaths Happened 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 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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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 December - 15.   

1822  On December - 15 ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65   

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 this day in history.   

1839  On December - 15 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  Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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

1889  On December - 15 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  On December - 15 charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75   

1896  On this day in history john GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

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.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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 December - 15 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  On this day in history birth of michel-Richard Delalande, composer   

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

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