Page 3: Historical Events In December - 15

1822  Edward Stephen, composer on this day in history.   

1822  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65 on December - 15.   

1823  Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer on December - 15.   

1826  On December - 15 william Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC   

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  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  On this day in history patent Office burns in Washington DC   

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

1836  Edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel) on December - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1852  Antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903) on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies   

1854  First street-cleaning machine in US first used in Philadelphia on December - 15.   

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

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

1857  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer on this day in history.   

1859  GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun on December - 15.   

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

1860  On this day in history niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1864  Battle of Nashville, TN on December - 15.   

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

1870  On December - 15 josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect   

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

1875  Friedrich Niggli, composer on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 15.   

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

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

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 December - 15.   

1230  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on December - 15.   

1263  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on December - 15.   

1515  Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies on December - 15.   

1576  On this day in history 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  On December - 15 charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43