Famous Deaths In July - 06

1189  On July - 06 henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56  

1218  Death of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) on this day in history.  

1415  Death of Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany on this day in history.  

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

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

1533  On this day in history ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57  

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on July - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

1583  On July - 06 edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbhp of York, dies at 64  

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 July - 06.  

1684  On July - 06 death of peter Gunning, English royalist churchman (b. 1614)  

1701  On this day in history death of william Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged  

1734  Nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1758  Death of George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on this day in history.  

1762  On this day in history death of peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34  

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

1768  Conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1795  Georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79 on July - 06.  

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

1809  Death of Antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (b. 1775) on July - 06.  

1813  Death of Granville Sharp, British abolitionist (b. 1735) on July - 06.  

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

1835  On July - 06 death of john Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1755)  

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

1858  Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer, dies at 78 on July - 06.  

1860  On July - 06 alexandre Edouard Goria, composer, dies at 37  

1863  Strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies on July - 06.  

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 July - 06 henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65  

1893  Death of Guy de Maupassant, French author (b. 1850) on July - 06.  

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1542  On July - 06 birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg  

1580  On this day in history birth of johann Stobaeus, composer  

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on July - 06.  

1632  On July - 06 birth of pietro Reggio, composer  

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

1668  On July - 06 birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist  

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on this day in history.  

1686  On July - 06 birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)