Famous Personalities Born In December - 15

1534  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on this day in history.   

1657  On December - 15 birth of michel-Richard Delalande, composer   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of j F Beck, writer   

1735  Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana, Italian lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1765  Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, composer was born on this day in history.   

1778  On December - 15 birth of godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch gov-gen (Dutch-Indies)   

1787  On December - 15 birth of charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic   

1793  On December - 15 birth of henry Charles Carey, Phila, economist (Principles of Poli Economy)   

1802  Janos Bolyai, Romania, mathematician (non-Euclidean geometry) was born on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history birth of august Freyer, composer   

1812  On this day in history birth of isidor Dannstrom, composer   

1821  On this day in history birth of auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer   

1822  Edward Stephen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1823  Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer was born on December - 15.   

1830  Francesco D'Arcais, composer was born on December - 15.   

1832  Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower) was born on December - 15.   

1836  Edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel) was born on December - 15.   

1842  Henry Gadsby, composer was born on December - 15.   

1848  On December - 15 birth of edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress   

1852  On December - 15 birth of antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903)   

1852  Tewfik Pasja, khedive (viceroy) of Egypt was born on this day in history.   

1853  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies was born on this day in history.   

1857  On December - 15 birth of eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer   

1859  On this day in history birth of ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)   

1860  On this day in history birth of niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903)   

1860  On this day in history birth of abner Powell, American baseball player (d. 1953)   

1861  On this day in history birth of charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)   

1863  On this day in history birth of arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon)   

1863  On this day in history birth of paul [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier [NS]   

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

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 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  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