Famous Deaths Happened 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  On this day in history alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies   

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

1626  Adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history death of margaret Cavendish, English writer (b. 1623)   

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

1683  On December - 15 death of izaak Walton, English writer (b. 1593)   

1688  On this day in history gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Neth grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54   

1699  On December - 15 henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63   

1712  Sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67 on December - 15.   

1715  On this day in history george Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73   

1753  Death of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. 1694) on December - 15.   

1779  Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1792  On December - 15 joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36   

1816  On December - 15 joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44   

1817  On December - 15 maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies   

1822  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1831  Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60 on December - 15.   

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

1855  On this day in history death of jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803)   

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

1880  On this day in history carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76   

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

1890  On December - 15 death of sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US   

1892  On December - 15 charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75   

1896  John GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67   

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

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1534  On December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

1567  On December - 15 birth of christoph Demantius, composer   

1574  Samuel Besler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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.