Page 3: Historical Events In December - 15

1822  On this day in history edward Stephen, composer   

1822  On this day in history ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65   

1823  Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer on this day in history.   

1826  William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC on December - 15.   

1830  On December - 15 francesco D'Arcais, composer   

1831  On December - 15 paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60   

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

1832  On this day in history alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower)   

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

1836  On December - 15 patent Office burns in Wash, DC   

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  Henry Gadsby, composer on December - 15.   

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

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

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  Philadelphia residents were amazed as the first street cleaning machine was put into operation on this day in history.   

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

1857  On December - 15 eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer   

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

1859  On December - 15 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  Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45 on December - 15.   

1863  On this day in history skirmish at Bean's Station, Tennessee (Knoxville Campaign)   

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

1864  On this day in history battle of Nashville, TN   

1868  Shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō on this day in history.   

1870  Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect on December - 15.   

1873  On December - 15 pongrac Kacsoh, composer   

1874  On December - 15 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  On December - 15 friedrich Niggli, composer   

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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  On December - 15 birth of samuel Besler, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

1720  J F Beck, writer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1230  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on this day in history.   

1263  On this day in history death of king Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)   

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

1576  Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53 on December - 15.   

1598  On December - 15 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.