Page 3: Historical Events In December - 15

1822  On December - 15 edward Stephen, composer   

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

1823  Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer on this day in history.   

1826  William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC on this day in history.   

1830  Francesco D'Arcais, composer on December - 15.   

1831  On this day in history paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60   

1832  The birth of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer on December - 15.   

1832  On this day in history alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower)   

1836  Patent Office burns in Washington DC on December - 15.   

1836  Patent Office burns in Wash, DC on December - 15.   

1836  On this day in history edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel)   

1839  On this day in history matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66   

1842  Henry Gadsby, composer on this day in history.   

1848  On December - 15 edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress   

1852  On December - 15 antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903)   

1853  On December - 15 jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies   

1854  On this day in history first street-cleaning machine in US first used in Philadelphia   

1854  On December - 15 philadelphia residents were amazed as the first street cleaning machine was put into operation.   

1854  1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia on December - 15.   

1857  On December - 15 eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer   

1859  GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun on this day in history.   

1859  Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) on this day in history.   

1860  Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903) on December - 15.   

1861  On this day in history charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)   

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

1863  Skirmish at Bean's Station, Tennessee (Knoxville Campaign) on December - 15.   

1863  On this day in history arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon)   

1864  On December - 15 battle of Nashville, TN   

1868  Shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō on December - 15.   

1870  Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect on December - 15.   

1873  On this day in history pongrac Kacsoh, composer   

1874  David Kalakaua, king of the Sandwich Islands chain in the South Pacific and first regining king to visit the US, is received at the White House by US president Ulysses S. Grant on December - 15.   

1874  On December - 15 1st reigning king to visit US (of Hawaii) received by Pres Grant   

1875  Friedrich Niggli, composer on this day in history.   

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1534  On this day in history birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

1567  On this day in history birth of christoph Demantius, composer   

1574  Samuel Besler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history birth of david Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium)   

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on this day in history.   

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

1667  Ludwig Ernst, composer was born on December - 15.   

1720  J F Beck, writer was born on December - 15.   

1025  On this day in history basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies   

1072  Death of Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029) on December - 15.   

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