Famous Deaths In January - 15

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70  

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on January - 15.  

0936  On this day in history death of king Rudolph of France  

1208  Death of Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on this day in history.  

1345  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on January - 15.  

1481  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)  

1595  Death of Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546) on January - 15.  

1672  Death of John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) on this day in history.  

1683  On this day in history death of philip Warwick, English writer and politician (b. 1609)  

1684  On this day in history caspar Netscher, Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48  

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1705  Walraad, the Young, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nijmegen, dies on this day in history.  

1744  Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1755  On January - 15 azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83  

1765  Carlmann Kolb, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1775  Giovanni Battista Sammartini, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1781  Death of Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718) on January - 15.  

1788  On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77  

1790  Death of John Landen, English mathematician (b. 1719) on this day in history.  

1804  Death of Dru Drury, English entomologist (b. 1725) on this day in history.  

1812  Johannes Herbst, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1815  On January - 15 death of emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Lord Nelson (b. 1761  

1816  On January - 15 henry Harington, composer, dies at 88  

1844  Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1864  On January - 15 death of isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)  

1866  M T d'Azeglio, writer, dies on January - 15.  

1876  On this day in history death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)  

1893  On this day in history death of fanny Kemble, British actress and author (b. 1809)  

1896  Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73  

1909  Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 on January - 15.  

1911  On this day in history wilhelm Berger, composer, dies at 49  

1915  On January - 15 guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63  

1916  Death of Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) on January - 15.  

1919  On this day in history death of karl Liebknecht, Marxist revolutionary, murdered at 47  

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on this day in history.  

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on January - 15.  

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on January - 15.  

1538  Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

1567  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on January - 15.  

1622  On January - 15 birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)  

1671  On January - 15 birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)  

1674  Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on this day in history.