Famous Deaths Happened In December - 15

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 December - 15.   

1263  On December - 15 death of king Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)   

1515  Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies on December - 15.   

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

1598  On December - 15 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   

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

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

1675  On December - 15 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 this day in history.   

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

1753  On December - 15 death of richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. 1694)   

1779  On December - 15 manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62   

1792  On this day in history 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 December - 15.   

1826  On December - 15 death of william Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC   

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

1839  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 on December - 15.   

1855  Death of Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803) on this day in history.   

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

1880  Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 on December - 15.   

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

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

1892  On this day in history charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75   

1896  On December - 15 john GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

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

1909  On this day in history francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57   

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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  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on December - 15.   

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on December - 15.   

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

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