Page 4: Historical Events In December - 15

1876  Ferdinand Hardekopf, writer on December - 15.   

1877  On this day in history thomas Edison patents phonograph   

1878  On December - 15 hans Carossa, writer   

1879  On this day in history hugo W C Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer   

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

1881  On this day in history james Schneider, NY, actor (Keystone Kops)   

1886  Turbulence reigned over Wall Street on this day in 1886, as a record 1.2 million shares changed hands in a day of frantic trading on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)   

1888  On December - 15 artturi A Leinonen, Finnish journalist/writer (Kati)/politician   

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

1890  On this day in history sitting Bull, a leader of the Sioux Indian nation, is killed in South Dakota by Indian police for resisting arrest.   

1890  While resisting wrongful arrest Sitting Bull, the legendary Sioux chief,was killed by police, in South Dakota on December - 15.   

1890  Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US on this day in history.   

1891  James Naismith a Canadian invents basketball on December - 15.   

1891  On this day in history james Naismith invents basketball (Canada)   

1892  The birth of John Paul Getty, American multi-millionaire and oil tycoon on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history david Guion, composer   

1892  Charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1893  Dvoráks "From the New World" premieres at Carnegie Hall NYC on December - 15.   

1894  Cricket day 2 1st T Aus v Eng Aus 586 (Gregory 201) England 3-130 on this day in history.   

1896  Herman Hollerith, inventor of the tabulating machine used in the 1890 U.S. census, was saved from financial ruin when the Russian government contracted his tabulating machine for their census on this day in history.   

1896  On December - 15 carl Ferdinand Cori, US bio-chemist   

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

1898  On this day in history fernando Remacha, composer   

1899  On this day in history battle at Colenso, South Africa (Boers-British army)   

1899  Frank Vosper, London England, actor (Man Who Knew Too Much) on December - 15.   

1900  Francesco Messina, sculptor on December - 15.   

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

1904  On December - 15 kermit Bloomgarden, producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man)   

1905  The Pushkin House is established in St. Petersburg to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history ferenc Farkas, composer   

1906  On December - 15 betty Smith, novelist (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)   

1907  Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect (Brasilia) on December - 15.   

1909  On this day in history thomas J Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League   

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1534  Lucas Osiander, composer was born on December - 15.   

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

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 December - 15.   

1667  On December - 15 birth of ludwig Ernst, composer   

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

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

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 December - 15.   

1263  Death of King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204) on December - 15.   

1515  On this day in history alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies   

1576  On this day in history 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  Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 on December - 15.