Page 4: Historical Events In December - 15

1876  On December - 15 ferdinand Hardekopf, writer   

1877  Thomas Edison patents phonograph on this day in history.   

1878  Hans Carossa, writer on this day in history.   

1879  On December - 15 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 this day in history.   

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  On December - 15 artturi A Leinonen, Finnish journalist/writer (Kati)/politician   

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

1890  On December - 15 sitting Bull, a leader of the Sioux Indian nation, is killed in South Dakota by Indian police for resisting arrest.   

1890  While resisting wrongful arrest Sitting Bull, the legendary Sioux chief,was killed by police, in South Dakota on December - 15.   

1890  On December - 15 sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US   

1891  On December - 15 james Naismith a Canadian invents basketball   

1891  James Naismith invents basketball (Canada) on this day in history.   

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  Charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75 on December - 15.   

1893  On this day in history dvoráks "From the New World" premieres at Carnegie Hall NYC   

1894  Cricket day 2 1st T Aus v Eng Aus 586 (Gregory 201) England 3-130 on this day in history.   

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  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  Frank Vosper, London England, actor (Man Who Knew Too Much) on December - 15.   

1900  Francesco Messina, sculptor on December - 15.   

1901  On December - 15 elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67   

1904  Kermit Bloomgarden, producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man) on this day in history.   

1905  The Pushkin House is established in St. Petersburg to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin on this day in history.   

1905  On December - 15 ferenc Farkas, composer   

1906  Betty Smith, novelist (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) on this day in history.   

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

1909  Thomas J Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League on this day in history.   

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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  Samuel Besler, composer was born on December - 15.   

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 December - 15.   

1667  Ludwig Ernst, composer was born on this day in history.   

1720  On December - 15 birth of j F Beck, writer   

1025  Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies on December - 15.   

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  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 December - 15.