Historical Events In December - 15

1909  Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.   

1913  On December - 15 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  Ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII) on this day in history.   

1915  On December - 15 jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral   

1916  French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun on this day in history.   

1916  Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) on this day in history.   

1917  On December - 15 moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia   

1918  On December - 15 american Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting   

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 this day in history.   

1919  On December - 15 ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948)   

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

1922  IVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague on this day in history.   

1922  Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" on this day in history.   

1923  Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist on this day in history.   

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

1925  First road with a depressed trough (Texas) opened to traffic on this day in history.   

1925  1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden, Mont Candiens 3, NY Americans 1 on December - 15.   

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

1926  On December - 15 facist national symbol elevated in Italy   

1927  Ed Hickman kidnaps child he later beheads on December - 15.   

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

1929  Walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro on December - 15.   

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

1930  On this day in history 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  Edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace) on December - 15.   

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

1933  Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy) on December - 15.   

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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on this day in history.   

1567  On December - 15 birth of christoph Demantius, composer   

1574  On this day in history birth of samuel Besler, composer   

1610  David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on December - 15.   

1648  On this day in history birth of gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)   

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

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

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

1025  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1515  Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies on December - 15.   

1576  On December - 15 joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53   

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1621  On this day in history charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43