Historical Events In December - 15

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

1913  On December - 15 nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.  

1913  Muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award) on this day in history.  

1914  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 on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow  

1914  On December - 15 ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII)  

1915  Jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral on December - 15.  

1916  French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun on December - 15.  

1916  Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) on December - 15.  

1917  Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia on December - 15.  

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

1918  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1922  On December - 15 iVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague  

1922  On this day in history alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll"  

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

1924  Ida Haendel, Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin) on this day in history.  

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  On December - 15 sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager  

1926  On December - 15 facist national symbol elevated in Italy  

1927  On this day in history ed Hickman kidnaps child he later beheads  

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 December - 15.  

1930  The birth of Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist on this day in history.  

1930  On December - 15 don Bradman takes his 1st Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, WI, lbw)  

1930  Alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62) on December - 15.  

1931  Evald Schorm, Prague Czech, director (Courage for Every Day) on December - 15.  

1932  On this day in history edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace)  

1933  On December - 15 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 December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1025  On December - 15 basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies  

1072  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1576  Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53 on December - 15.  

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.