Page 3: Historical Events In December - 15

1822  Edward Stephen, composer on this day in history.   

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

1823  On this day in history friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer   

1826  On this day in history william Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC   

1830  Francesco D'Arcais, composer on this day in history.   

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

1832  On this day in history the birth of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer   

1832  On December - 15 alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower)   

1836  Patent Office burns in Washington DC on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history patent Office burns in Wash, DC   

1836  Edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel) on this day in history.   

1839  On December - 15 matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66   

1842  Henry Gadsby, composer on December - 15.   

1848  Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress on December - 15.   

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  First street-cleaning machine in US first used in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

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

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

1857  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer on December - 15.   

1859  On December - 15 gR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun   

1859  Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) on December - 15.   

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

1861  Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) on this day in history.   

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

1863  Skirmish at Bean's Station, Tennessee (Knoxville Campaign) on this day in history.   

1863  On December - 15 arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon)   

1864  On this day in history battle of Nashville, TN   

1868  On December - 15 shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.   

1870  Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect on December - 15.   

1873  On December - 15 pongrac Kacsoh, composer   

1874  On this day in history 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.   

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

1875  Friedrich Niggli, composer on December - 15.   

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1534  On December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

1567  Christoph Demantius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1574  Samuel Besler, composer was born on December - 15.   

1610  On December - 15 birth of david Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium)   

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

1657  On this day in history birth of michel-Richard Delalande, composer   

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

1720  On December - 15 birth of j F Beck, writer   

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  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 December - 15 alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies   

1576  On this day in history joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53   

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on December - 15.   

1621  Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 on this day in history.