Page 5: Historical Events In December - 15

1909  Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57 on December - 15.   

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

1913  On this day in history muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award)   

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  Battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow on December - 15.   

1914  On this day in history ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII)   

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  On this day in history moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia   

1918  On this day in history american Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting   

1918  Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow) on December - 15.   

1919  On this day in history edna St Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in NYC   

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

1921  Bobby Todd, US comic/actor (Original Sin) on December - 15.   

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

1922  Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" on December - 15.   

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  First road with a depressed trough (Texas) opened to traffic on December - 15.   

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

1925  Sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history facist national symbol elevated in Italy   

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

1928  On December - 15 jimmy Nelson, Chic Ill, ventriloguist (Nestles, Farfel)   

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

1929  Keith Andrew, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63) on this day in history.   

1930  The birth of Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist on December - 15.   

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

1930  On December - 15 alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62)   

1931  Evald Schorm, Prague Czech, director (Courage for Every Day) on this day in history.   

1932  Edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace) on December - 15.   

1933  On this day in history baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15   

1933  On December - 15 jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy)   

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1534  On this day in history birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

1567  Christoph Demantius, composer was born on December - 15.   

1574  On December - 15 birth of samuel Besler, composer   

1610  On December - 15 birth of david Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium)   

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on December - 15.   

1657  On this day in history birth of michel-Richard Delalande, composer   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of j F Beck, writer   

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

1072  Death of Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029) on December - 15.   

1230  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on this day in history.   

1263  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on December - 15.   

1515  On this day in history alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies   

1576  On December - 15 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  Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 on December - 15.