Famous Deaths Happened In December - 15

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

1072  On this day in history 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  On this day in history alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies   

1576  Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53 on December - 15.   

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 this day in history adriaen de Vries, Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about 70   

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

1675  John Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1683  Death of Izaak Walton, English writer (b. 1593) on this day in history.   

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

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

1712  Sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1715  George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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

1792  On this day in history joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36   

1816  On this day in history joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44   

1817  Maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1831  On December - 15 paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60   

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

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

1861  On this day in history gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45   

1880  On December - 15 carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76   

1889  On December - 15 ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73   

1890  Death of Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US on December - 15.   

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

1896  John GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on December - 15.   

1901  Elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1909  On December - 15 francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57   

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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1574  On December - 15 birth of samuel Besler, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of david Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium)   

1648  On this day in history birth of gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)   

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

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

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