Famous Deaths Happened In December - 15

1025  Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies on this day in history.   

1072  Death of Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. 1029) on this day in history.   

1230  Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies on this day in history.   

1263  On this day in history death of king Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)   

1515  On December - 15 alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies   

1576  On this day in history joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53   

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

1673  Death of Margaret Cavendish, English writer (b. 1623) on this day in history.   

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

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

1688  On December - 15 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 December - 15.   

1715  George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73 on December - 15.   

1753  On this day in history death of richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. 1694)   

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

1792  Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36 on December - 15.   

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

1817  Maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies on December - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 15 gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45   

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

1889  On this day in history ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73   

1890  On this day in history death of sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US   

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

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

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

1909  Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57 on December - 15.   

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1534  On this day in history birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

1567  Christoph Demantius, composer was born on December - 15.   

1574  On this day in history birth of samuel Besler, composer   

1610  David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on this day in history.   

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

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