Historical Events In December - 15
Thursday, 26 May 2022
1876 Ferdinand Hardekopf, writer on December - 15.
1877 Thomas Edison patents phonograph on this day in history.
1878 On December - 15 hans Carossa, writer
1879 On this day in history hugo W C Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer
1880 Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1881 On this day in history james Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops)
1886 Turbulence reigned over Wall Street on this day in 1886, as a record 1.2 million shares changed hands in a day of frantic trading on December - 15.
1887 On December - 15 pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)
1888 Artturi A Leinonen, Finnish journalist/writer (Kati)/politician on December - 15.
1889 Ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1890 On this day in history sitting Bull, a leader of the Sioux Indian nation, is killed in South Dakota by Indian police for resisting arrest.
1890 On December - 15 while resisting wrongful arrest Sitting Bull, the legendary Sioux chief,was killed by police, in South Dakota
1890 Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US on this day in history.
1891 James Naismith a Canadian invents basketball on December - 15.
1891 On December - 15 james Naismith invents basketball (Canada)
1892 On December - 15 the birth of John Paul Getty, American multi-millionaire and oil tycoon
1892 On this day in history david Guion, composer
1892 On December - 15 charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75
1893 Dvoráks "From the New World" premieres at Carnegie Hall NYC on December - 15.
1894 On this day in history cricket day 2 1st T Aus v Eng Aus 586 (Gregory 201) England 3-130
1896 On this day in history herman Hollerith, inventor of the tabulating machine used in the 1890 U.S. census, was saved from financial ruin when the Russian government contracted his tabulating machine for their census
1896 Carl Ferdinand Cori, US bio-chemist on this day in history.
1896 John GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on December - 15.
1898 Fernando Remacha, composer on this day in history.
1899 Battle at Colenso, South Africa (Boers-British army) on December - 15.
1899 Frank Vosper, London England, actor (Man Who Knew Too Much) on this day in history.
1900 Francesco Messina, sculptor on this day in history.
1901 On December - 15 elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67
1904 Kermit Bloomgarden, producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man) on December - 15.
1905 On December - 15 the Pushkin House is established in St. Petersburg to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin
1905 On December - 15 ferenc Farkas, composer
1906 Betty Smith, novelist (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) on December - 15.
1907 Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect (Brasilia) on December - 15.
1909 On December - 15 thomas J Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League
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