Famous Deaths In December - 15

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 this day in history.   

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  Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies on December - 15.   

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

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   

1626  Adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on December - 15.   

1673  Death of Margaret Cavendish, English writer (b. 1623) on this day in history.   

1675  On this day in history john Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43   

1683  On this day in history death of izaak Walton, English writer (b. 1593)   

1688  Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Neth grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1699  On this day in history henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63   

1712  On this day in history sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67   

1715  On December - 15 george Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73   

1753  Death of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. 1694) on December - 15.   

1779  On this day in history manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62   

1792  On December - 15 joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36   

1816  On December - 15 joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44   

1817  On December - 15 maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies   

1822  On this day in history ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65   

1826  Death of William Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC on December - 15.   

1831  Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60 on December - 15.   

1839  On this day in history matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66   

1855  On December - 15 death of jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803)   

1861  On December - 15 gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45   

1880  Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 15 ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73   

1890  Death of Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75   

1896  On this day in history john GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

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

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

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1534  On this day in history 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  J F Beck, writer was born on this day in history.