Page 3: Historical Events In December - 15

1822  On December - 15 edward Stephen, composer   

1822  Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65 on December - 15.   

1823  On December - 15 friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer   

1826  On this day in history william Browser, revolting slave, executed in NYC   

1830  Francesco D'Arcais, composer on this day in history.   

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

1832  The birth of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French engineer (Eiffel tower)   

1836  On December - 15 patent Office burns in Washington DC   

1836  Patent Office burns in Wash, DC on this day in history.   

1836  On December - 15 edmond Picard, French/Belgian lawyer/writer (La forge Roussel)   

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

1842  On this day in history henry Gadsby, composer   

1848  Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress on December - 15.   

1852  Antoine Henri Becquerel, discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903) on this day in history.   

1853  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies on this day in history.   

1854  First street-cleaning machine in US first used in Philadelphia on December - 15.   

1854  On December - 15 philadelphia residents were amazed as the first street cleaning machine was put into operation.   

1854  On this day in history 1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia   

1857  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer on December - 15.   

1859  GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun on December - 15.   

1859  On December - 15 ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)   

1860  Niels Ryberg Finsen, Denmark, physician/phototherapist (Nobel 1903) on December - 15.   

1861  On December - 15 charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)   

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

1863  On December - 15 skirmish at Bean's Station, Tennessee (Knoxville Campaign)   

1863  Arthur D Little, US, chemist (patented rayon) on December - 15.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Nashville, TN   

1868  On this day in history shogunate rebels found Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.   

1870  On December - 15 josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect   

1873  On this day in history pongrac Kacsoh, composer   

1874  On December - 15 david Kalakaua, king of the Sandwich Islands chain in the South Pacific and first regining king to visit the US, is received at the White House by US president Ulysses S. Grant.   

1874  On this day in history 1st reigning king to visit US (of Hawaii) received by Pres Grant   

1875  On December - 15 friedrich Niggli, composer   

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1534  On December - 15 birth of lucas Osiander, composer   

1567  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on December - 15.   

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

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

1720  J F Beck, writer was born on December - 15.   

1025  Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies on December - 15.   

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

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 this day in history charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43