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  On this day in history death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany  

1476  Regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies on July - 06.  

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on July - 06.  

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 July - 06.  

1553  On July - 06 edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15  

1568  On July - 06 johann Oporinus, Swiss book publisher/publisher, dies at 61  

1583  Edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbhp of York, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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1585  On this day in history death of thomas Aufield, English Catholic martyr (b. 1552)  

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

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  On July - 06 nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69  

1758  Death of George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on July - 06.  

1762  Death of Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 on this day in history.  

1765  On July - 06 ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76  

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

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

1802  On July - 06 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  Death of Granville Sharp, British abolitionist (b. 1735) on July - 06.  

1816  On July - 06 philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67  

1835  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1860  On this day in history alexandre Edouard Goria, composer, dies at 37  

1863  On July - 06 strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies  

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  Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34 on July - 06.  

1879  On this day in history 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  Johann Stobaeus, composer was born on July - 06.  

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history birth of pietro Reggio, composer  

1638  On July - 06 birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter  

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on July - 06.  

1678  On this day in history birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer  

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