Famous Deaths In December - 15

1025  On December - 15 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  On December - 15 ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies  

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

1598  On this day in history philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58  

1621  On December - 15 charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43  

1626  On December - 15 adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70  

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

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1675  On December - 15 john Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43  

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 December - 15 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 December - 15.  

1715  George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1753  Death of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. 1694) on December - 15.  

1779  Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1792  On this day in history joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36  

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 December - 15.  

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

1826  Death of William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC on December - 15.  

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

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

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

1889  Ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1890  Death of Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US on this day in history.  

1892  Charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75 on December - 15.  

1896  John GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on December - 15.  

1901  Elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1909  On this day in history 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  On December - 15 birth of samuel Besler, composer  

1610  On this day in history 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  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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