Famous Deaths In June - 15

1856  David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 on June - 15.   

1858  On June - 15 ary Scheffer, painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 63   

1865  Death of Edmun Ruffin, US secessionist/writer, commits suicide on this day in history.   

1869  On June - 15 albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60   

1875  On this day in history johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72   

1888  Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies on this day in history.   

1889  On June - 15 mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39   

1895  Richard Genee, composer, dies at 72 on June - 15.   

1905  On June - 15 hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies   

1907  On June - 15 william Le Baron Jenney, US architect, dies   

1914  On this day in history a G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies   

1917  On June - 15 death of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867)   

1920  Michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies   

1934  Alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58   

1941  On this day in history death of evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875)   

1942  On this day in history vera Figner, writer, dies   

1943  Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies on June - 15.   

1952  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1958  Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 on June - 15.   

1961  On June - 15 death of giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)   

1962  Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 on June - 15.   

1965  Death of E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902 on June - 15.   

1967  On June - 15 edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69   

1968  On this day in history samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88   

1969  On June - 15 georges Pompidou, president of France, dies   

1971  On June - 15 death of wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)   

1976  On June - 15 death of jimmy Dykes, baseball player and manager (b. 1896)   

1978  On this day in history anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

1979  On this day in history ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67   

1982  On this day in history art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist, dies at 56   

1983  Death of Srirangam Srinivasarao, also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1984  Meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82 on June - 15.   

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1221  On June - 15 birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  On this day in history birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on this day in history.   

1624  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on June - 15.   

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on this day in history.