Historical Events In December - 15

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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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on December - 15.  

1567  On this day in history birth of christoph Demantius, composer  

1574  On this day in history birth of samuel Besler, composer  

1610  On this day in history 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  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on December - 15.  

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

1720  On December - 15 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 this day in history ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies  

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 this day in history charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43