Page 9: Historical Events In December - 15

2007  President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf had lifted the State of Emergency in Pakistan on this day in history.   

2011  The United States formally declares an end to the Iraq War on December - 15.   

2012  On December - 15 18 Asylum seekers drown in the Aegean Sea on the way to Greece from Turkey   

2017  On December - 15 anita Hill is appointed to lead a Hollywood commission on sexual harassment, spearheaded by Kathleen Kennedy   

2018  Diplomats from 200 countries agree to a set of rules to implement the UN Paris Climate Agreement in Katowice, Poland on this day in history.   

2018  Egyptian Archaeologists announce discovery of 4,400 year old tomb of Fifth Dynasty priest in Saqqara pyramid complex near Cairo on December - 15.   

2018  Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announces establishment of independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, splitting from Russian Orthodox on December - 15.   

2018  Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas on this day in history.   

2018  At the Katowice Climate Change Conference, nearly 200 nations agree rules on implementing the 2015 Paris agreement on this day in history.   

2020  UK newspaper "The Sun" publishes recording of Tom Cruise berating his film crew for breaking COVID-19 protocols on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history the International Criminal Court accuses the Philippines of crimes against humanity in its war on drugs.   

2021  Bruce Springsteen sells his music back catalogue to Sony Music Entertainment for an estimated $500 million, in possibly the biggest deal ever for a single artist [1] on this day in history.   

2021  Las Vegas' McCarran Airport officially changes name to Harry Reid International Airport on December - 15.   

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

1567  On this day in history birth of christoph Demantius, composer   

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

1610  David Teniers II, Flemish courtpainter (Theatrum Pictorium) was born on December - 15.   

1648  Gregory King, English statistician (Natural & Political Observations) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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  Joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician, dies at 53 on December - 15.   

1598  Philip van Marnix, Flemish ruler of St Aldegonde/poet, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1621  Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 on this day in history.