December 15 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1822  Edward Stephen, composer.   

1822  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65.   

1823  Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer.   

1826  William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC   

1830  Francesco D'Arcais, composer   

1831  Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60.   

1832  Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer is born   

1832  Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower).   

1836  Patent Office burns in Washington DC   

1836  Patent Office burns in Wash, DC   

1836  Edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel)   

1839  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66.   

1842  Henry Gadsby, composer   

1848  Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress.   

1852  Antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903)   

1853  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies.   

1854  inaugural street-cleaning machine in US inaugural used in Philadelphia   

1854  Philadelphia residents were amazed as the inaugural street cleaning machine was put into operation.   

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

1857  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer   

1859  GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun.   

1859  Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)   

1860  Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903)   

1861  Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built and operated in US).   

1861  Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45   

1863  Skirmish at Bean's Station, Tennessee (Knoxville Campaign).   

1863  Arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon)   

1864  Battle of Nashville, TN   

1868  Shogunate rebels are discovered Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.   

1870  Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect   

1873  Pongrac Kacsoh, composer.   

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

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

1875  Friedrich Niggli, 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  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  Death of Philip van marnix: Flemish ruler of st aldegonde/poet,   

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