Famous Personalities Born In December - 15
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
1534 On December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer
1567 On December - 15 birth of christoph Demantius, composer
1574 On December - 15 birth of samuel Besler, composer
1610 David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on December - 15.
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 December - 15.
1720 On December - 15 birth of j F Beck, writer
1735 Cesare Beccaria-Bonesana, Italian lawyer was born on December - 15.
1765 Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, composer was born on December - 15.
1778 Godert AGP baron van der Capellen, Dutch gov-gen (Dutch-Indies) was born on this day in history.
1787 Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic was born on December - 15.
1793 On this day in history 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 December - 15 birth of august Freyer, composer
1812 On December - 15 birth of isidor Dannstrom, composer
1821 On this day in history birth of auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer
1822 Edward Stephen, composer was born on December - 15.
1823 Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer was born on this day in history.
1830 On December - 15 birth of francesco D'Arcais, composer
1832 Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower) was born on this day in history.
1836 On December - 15 birth of edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel)
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 On December - 15 birth of jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies
1857 Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer was born on December - 15.
1859 Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) was born on December - 15.
1860 Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903) was born on this day in history.
1860 Abner Powell, American baseball player (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.
1861 Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) was born on this day in history.
1863 Arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon) was born on this day in history.
1863 On this day in history birth of paul [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier [NS]