Historical Events In December - 15

1822  Edward Stephen, composer on December - 15.  

1822  On December - 15 ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65  

1823  On this day in history friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer  

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

1830  On December - 15 francesco D'Arcais, composer  

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

1832  The birth of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer on this day in history.  

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

1836  On this day in history patent Office burns in Washington DC  

1836  Patent Office burns in Wash, DC on this day in history.  

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

1839  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history henry Gadsby, composer  

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

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

1853  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies on this day in history.  

1854  First street-cleaning machine in US first used in Philadelphia on this day in history.  

1854  On this day in history philadelphia residents were amazed as the first street cleaning machine was put into operation.  

1854  On this day in history 1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia  

1857  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer on December - 15.  

1859  On this day in history gR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun  

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

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

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

1861  On this day in history 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  On December - 15 battle of Nashville, TN  

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

1870  On this day in history 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  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 December - 15.  

1610  David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of ludwig Ernst, composer  

1720  On this day in history birth of j F Beck, writer  

1025  Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies on this day in history.  

1072  On this day in history death of alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029)  

1230  On December - 15 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 December - 15.  

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