Page 5: Historical Events In December - 15

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

1913  Nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on December - 15.   

1913  Muriel Rukeyser, US, poet (1977 Shelley Memorial Award) on December - 15.   

1914  On this day in history after being closed for over four months, the NYSE got back into the swing of things on this day in 1914, albeit with a tight set of trading restrictions designed to prevent fiscal disaster   

1914  On December - 15 battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow   

1914  On December - 15 ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII)   

1915  Jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history french defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun   

1916  On December - 15 maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962)   

1917  Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia on December - 15.   

1918  On December - 15 american Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting   

1918  On December - 15 jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], Bkln, actor (Broken Arrow)   

1919  On December - 15 edna St Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in NYC   

1919  On December - 15 ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1921  On this day in history bobby Todd, US comic/actor (Original Sin)   

1922  IVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague on December - 15.   

1922  On this day in history alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll"   

1923  On this day in history freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist   

1924  On December - 15 ida Haendel, Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin)   

1925  First road with a depressed trough (Texas) opened to traffic on December - 15.   

1925  1st hockey game at Madison Sq Garden, Mont Candiens 3, NY Americans 1 on December - 15.   

1925  Sam Pollock, Canadian ice hockey general manager on this day in history.   

1926  Facist national symbol elevated in Italy on this day in history.   

1927  On December - 15 ed Hickman kidnaps child he later beheads   

1928  On December - 15 jimmy Nelson, Chic Ill, ventriloguist (Nestles, Farfel)   

1929  Walter Mittelholzer flies as 1st about the Kilimanjaro on this day in history.   

1929  Keith Andrew, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63) on December - 15.   

1930  The birth of Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist on this day in history.   

1930  Don Bradman takes his 1st Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, WI, lbw) on December - 15.   

1930  On December - 15 alim-ud-Din, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62)   

1931  Evald Schorm, Prague Czech, director (Courage for Every Day) on December - 15.   

1932  Edna O'Brien, Ireland, writer (Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace) on December - 15.   

1933  Baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15 on December - 15.   

1933  Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy) on this day in history.   

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

1567  On December - 15 birth of christoph Demantius, composer   

1574  Samuel Besler, composer was born on December - 15.   

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  On December - 15 birth of michel-Richard Delalande, composer   

1667  Ludwig Ernst, composer was born on December - 15.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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