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 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  On December - 15 joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53   

1598  On December - 15 philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58   

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 December - 15.   

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

1675  On this day in history 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  Henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63 on December - 15.   

1712  On this day in history sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67   

1715  On this day in history george Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73   

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

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 this day in history ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65   

1826  On this day in history 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 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 December - 15.   

1861  On this day in history gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45   

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  On December - 15 death of sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US   

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

1896  On December - 15 john GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

1901  On December - 15 elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67   

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 this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1648  On December - 15 birth of gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)   

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of j F Beck, writer