Historical Events In December - 15

1822  On December - 15 edward Stephen, composer   

1822  On December - 15 ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65   

1823  On December - 15 friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer   

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

1830  On this day in history francesco D'Arcais, composer   

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

1832  The birth of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer on this day in history.   

1832  On December - 15 alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower)   

1836  Patent Office burns in Washington DC on this day in history.   

1836  On December - 15 patent Office burns in Wash, DC   

1836  On this day in history edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel)   

1839  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1842  On December - 15 henry Gadsby, composer   

1848  Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress on this day in history.   

1852  Antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903) on this day in history.   

1853  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies on December - 15.   

1854  On this day in history first street-cleaning machine in US first used in Philadelphia   

1854  On December - 15 philadelphia residents were amazed as the first street cleaning machine was put into operation.   

1854  1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer   

1859  On this day in history gR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun   

1859  On December - 15 ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)   

1860  Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903) on this day in history.   

1861  On December - 15 charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)   

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

1863  On December - 15 skirmish at Bean's Station, Tennessee (Knoxville Campaign)   

1863  Arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon) on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Nashville, TN on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.   

1870  On this day in history josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect   

1873  On December - 15 pongrac Kacsoh, composer   

1874  David Kalakaua, king of the Sandwich Islands chain in the South Pacific and first regining king to visit the US, is received at the White House by US president Ulysses S. Grant on December - 15.   

1874  On December - 15 1st reigning king to visit US (of Hawaii) received by Pres Grant   

1875  Friedrich Niggli, composer on December - 15.   

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1534  On December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

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  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on December - 15.   

1667  On this day in history birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

1720  J F Beck, writer was born on this day in history.   

1025  Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies on December - 15.   

1072  On December - 15 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 this day in history.   

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 December - 15.   

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