Page 3: Historical Events In December - 15

1822  Edward Stephen, composer on December - 15.   

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

1823  On December - 15 friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer   

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

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

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

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

1832  Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower) on this day in history.   

1836  On December - 15 patent Office burns in Washington DC   

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

1836  On December - 15 edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel)   

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

1842  Henry Gadsby, composer on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress   

1852  On this day in history antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903)   

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

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

1857  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer on December - 15.   

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

1859  On this day in history ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)   

1860  Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903) on this day in history.   

1861  Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) on December - 15.   

1861  On December - 15 gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45   

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

1863  Arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon) on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Nashville, TN on December - 15.   

1868  On this day in history shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.   

1870  On December - 15 josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect   

1873  Pongrac Kacsoh, composer on December - 15.   

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  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  On December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

1567  Christoph Demantius, composer was born on December - 15.   

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

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

1648  On this day in history birth of gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)   

1657  On December - 15 birth of michel-Richard Delalande, composer   

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

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

1025  Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies on December - 15.   

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

1230  On this day in history ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies   

1263  On December - 15 death of king Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)   

1515  Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies on this day in history.   

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

1598  On this day in history philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58   

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