Famous Deaths In December - 15

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

1072  On December - 15 death of alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029)   

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

1263  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 15 charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43   

1626  On December - 15 adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70   

1673  On December - 15 death of margaret Cavendish, English writer (b. 1623)   

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

1683  Death of Izaak Walton, English writer (b. 1593) on December - 15.   

1688  Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Neth grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54 on December - 15.   

1699  Henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

1712  On December - 15 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  On December - 15 death of richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. 1694)   

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

1792  Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36 on December - 15.   

1816  Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44 on December - 15.   

1817  On this day in history maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies   

1822  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65 on December - 15.   

1826  On this day in history death of william Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC   

1831  Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1839  On December - 15 matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66   

1855  Death of Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803) on this day in history.   

1861  Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45 on December - 15.   

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

1889  Ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1892  Charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75 on December - 15.   

1896  On December - 15 john GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

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

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

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1534  On December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

1567  Christoph Demantius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1574  On December - 15 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  Ludwig Ernst, composer was born on December - 15.   

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