Page 5: Historical Events In December - 15

1909  On December - 15 francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57   

1913  Nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on December - 15.   

1913  Muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award) on December - 15.   

1914  On December - 15 after being closed for over four months, the NYSE got back into the swing of things on this day in 1914, albeit with a tight set of trading restrictions designed to prevent fiscal disaster   

1914  On December - 15 battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow   

1914  Ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII) on December - 15.   

1915  On December - 15 jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral   

1916  On December - 15 french defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun   

1916  On December - 15 maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962)   

1917  Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia on this day in history.   

1918  American Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting on December - 15.   

1918  On December - 15 jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow)   

1919  Edna St Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in NYC on December - 15.   

1919  Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948) on December - 15.   

1921  On this day in history bobby Todd, US comic/actor (Original Sin)   

1922  On this day in history iVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague   

1922  On December - 15 alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll"   

1923  On this day in history freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist   

1924  On December - 15 ida Haendel, Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin)   

1925  On December - 15 first road with a depressed trough (Texas) opened to traffic   

1925  1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden, Mont Candiens 3, NY Americans 1 on this day in history.   

1925  Sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager on December - 15.   

1926  Facist national symbol elevated in Italy on this day in history.   

1927  Ed Hickman kidnaps child he later beheads on this day in history.   

1928  Jimmy Nelson, Chic Ill, ventriloguist (Nestles, Farfel) on December - 15.   

1929  On December - 15 walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro   

1929  On December - 15 keith Andrew, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63)   

1930  On December - 15 the birth of Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist   

1930  Don Bradman takes his 1st Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, WI, lbw) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62)   

1931  On this day in history evald Schorm, Prague Czech, director (Courage for Every Day)   

1932  On December - 15 edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace)   

1933  Baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15 on December - 15.   

1933  On this day in history jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy)   

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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 December - 15 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  On December - 15 ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies   

1263  On December - 15 death of king Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)   

1515  On December - 15 alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies   

1576  On this day in history joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53   

1598  On this day in history 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