Top Historical Events That Happened on December 15

1675  John Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43   

1680  Tax revolt on Terschelling due to tax on cereal.   

1688  Lord Delamere sides with King James II [NS 12/25]   

1688  Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Neth grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54.   

1699  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.   

1715  George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73   

1720  J F Beck, writer.   

1734  George Romney, English portrait painter is born.   

1735  Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana, Italian lawyer.   

1745  Battle at Kesseldorf: Prussia beats Saksen and Austria   

1765  Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, composer.   

1778  Godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch gov-gen (Dutch-Indies)   

1779  Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62.   

1785  King George IV of England marries his mistress, Maria Fitzherbert   

1787  Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic   

1791  The Bill of Rights (the inaugural ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution) is recorded as becoming law, following ratification by the state of Virginia.   

1791  1st US law school established at University of Pennsylvania.   

1792  The inaugural US life insurance policy is issued in Philadelphia   

1792  1st life insurance policy issued in US (Phila)   

1792  Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36.   

1793  Henry Charles Carey, Phila, economist (Principles of Poli Economy)   

1794  Revolutionary Tribunal abolished in France.   

1802  Janos Bolyai, Romania, mathematician (non-Euclidean geometry).   

1803  August Freyer, composer.   

1810  Irish magazine in US, the Shamrock, is firstpublished   

1810  1st Irish magazine in US, Shamrock, is published   

1812  Isidor Dannstrom, composer.   

1815  Rossini gets assignment for Il barbiere di Siviglia.   

1816  Charles Stanhope, a British earl, invented two early mechanical calculators, as well as a printing press, a microscope lens, and various other scientific devices.   

1816  Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44.   

1817  Maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies   

1820  1st General pharmacopoeia in US published, Boston.   

1821  Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer.   

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1534  Lucas osiander: Composer   

1567  Christoph demantius: Composer   

1574  Samuel besler: Composer   

1610  David teniers ii: Flemish courtpainter (theatrum pictorium)   

1648  Gregory king: English statistician (natural & political observations)   

1657  Michel-richard delalande: Composer   

1667  Ludwig ernst: Composer   

1720  J f beck: Writer   

1025  Death of Basilius ii: The bulgarendoder, byzantine emperor (976-1025),   

1072  Death of Alp arslan: Turkish sultan in persia (b. 1029)   

1230  Death of Ottokar i: King of bohemia (1197-1230),   

1263  Death of King haakon iv of norway: King haakon iv of norway (b. 1204)   

1515  Alfonso de albuquerque: Viceroy of portuguese in   

1576  Death of Joachim hopperus: [hoppers], frisian lawyer/politician,   

1598  Philip van marnix: Flemish ruler of st aldegonde/poet,   

1621  Charles d'albert duke of luynes/pm of france: