Famous Deaths In July - 06

1189  On this day in history henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56   

1218  On this day in history death of eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)   

1415  Death of Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany on July - 06.   

1476  On July - 06 regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

1480  On this day in history antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64   

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on this day in history.   

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on this day in history.   

1568  Johann Oporinus, Swiss book publisher/publisher, dies at 61 on July - 06.   

1583  Edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbhp of York, dies at 64 on July - 06.   

1585  Death of Thomas Aufield, English Catholic martyr (b. 1552) on July - 06.   

1587  Death of Michael Lauterbeck, assassinated Fries viceroy Willem Louis, executed on this day in history.   

1684  Death of Peter Gunning, English royalist churchman (b. 1614) on this day in history.   

1701  On July - 06 death of william Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged   

1734  Nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69 on July - 06.   

1758  On July - 06 death of george Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general   

1762  Death of Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 on July - 06.   

1765  On this day in history ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76   

1768  On July - 06 conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78   

1795  On this day in history georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79   

1802  On this day in history death of daniel Morgan, American Revolutionary general and politician (b. ~1735)   

1809  On this day in history death of antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (b. 1775)   

1813  On this day in history death of granville Sharp, British abolitionist (b. 1735)   

1816  Philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1835  Death of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1755) on July - 06.   

1854  Death of Georg Ohm, German physicist (b. 1789) on this day in history.   

1858  On July - 06 jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer, dies at 78   

1860  Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer, dies at 37 on July - 06.   

1863  Strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.   

1864  Samuel Allen Rice, US Union brig-gen, dies of injuries at 36 on July - 06.   

1868  On this day in history samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71   

1871  On July - 06 antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34   

1879  On this day in history henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65   

1893  On July - 06 death of guy de Maupassant, French author (b. 1850)   

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1542  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg   

1580  Johann Stobaeus, composer was born on July - 06.   

1632  On this day in history birth of albert Schop, composer   

1632  Pietro Reggio, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on this day in history.   

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on July - 06.   

1686  On this day in history birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)