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 December - 15.  

1230  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on December - 15.  

1263  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on December - 15.  

1515  On this day in history alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies  

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  Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1626  Adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1712  On December - 15 sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67  

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 December - 15 manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62  

1792  Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36 on December - 15.  

1816  On this day in history joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44  

1817  On December - 15 maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies  

1822  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 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  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  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 December - 15 francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57  

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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on this day in history.  

1567  On December - 15 birth of christoph Demantius, composer  

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 December - 15.  

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on December - 15.  

1667  Ludwig Ernst, composer was born on this day in history.  

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