Famous Deaths Happened In December - 15

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

1072  Death of Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029) on December - 15.   

1230  On this day in history ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies   

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  On December - 15 joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53   

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on December - 15.   

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 December - 15.   

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

1675  John Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43 on December - 15.   

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

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

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

1712  On December - 15 sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67   

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

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

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

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

1816  Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44 on December - 15.   

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

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  On this day in history matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66   

1855  Death of Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803) on December - 15.   

1861  Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1880  Carlo Boncompagni di Mombello, Ital minister of Justice, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1657  Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born on this day in history.   

1667  Ludwig Ernst, composer was born on this day in history.   

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