Page 4: Historical Events In December - 15

1876  On this day in history ferdinand Hardekopf, writer   

1877  On this day in history thomas Edison patents phonograph   

1878  On December - 15 hans Carossa, writer   

1879  On this day in history hugo W C Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer   

1880  On December - 15 carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76   

1881  James Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops) on December - 15.   

1886  On December - 15 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.   

1887  On this day in history pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)   

1888  Artturi A Leinonen, Finnish journalist/writer (Kati)/politician on December - 15.   

1889  On this day in history ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73   

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  On December - 15 sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US   

1891  On this day in history james Naismith a Canadian invents basketball   

1891  James Naismith invents basketball (Canada) on December - 15.   

1892  On this day in history the birth of John Paul Getty, American multi-millionaire and oil tycoon   

1892  David Guion, composer on this day in history.   

1892  Charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1893  On December - 15 dvoráks "From the New World" premieres at Carnegie Hall NYC   

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  On December - 15 carl Ferdinand Cori, US bio-chemist   

1896  On December - 15 john GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

1898  On this day in history fernando Remacha, composer   

1899  Battle at Colenso, South Africa (Boers-British army) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history frank Vosper, London England, actor (Man Who Knew Too Much)   

1900  On December - 15 francesco Messina, sculptor   

1901  On this day in history elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67   

1904  On this day in history kermit Bloomgarden, producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man)   

1905  On December - 15 the Pushkin House is established in St. Petersburg to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin   

1905  Ferenc Farkas, composer on this day in history.   

1906  Betty Smith, novelist (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) on December - 15.   

1907  On December - 15 oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect (Brasilia)   

1909  On this day in history thomas J Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League   

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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on this day in history.   

1567  On December - 15 birth of christoph Demantius, composer   

1574  Samuel Besler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history birth of david Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium)   

1648  On December - 15 birth of gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)   

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on December - 15.   

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

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

1025  On this day in history basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies   

1072  On December - 15 death of alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029)   

1230  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on December - 15.   

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  Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1621  On December - 15 charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43