Famous Deaths In July - 06

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

1218  Death of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) on July - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1535  On this day in history death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57  

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on July - 06.  

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

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

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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 July - 06.  

1684  Death of Peter Gunning, English royalist churchman (b. 1614) on July - 06.  

1701  Death of William Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged on this day in history.  

1734  On July - 06 nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69  

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

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

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 July - 06 georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79  

1802  Death of Daniel Morgan, American Revolutionary general and politician (b. ~1735) on this day in history.  

1809  On July - 06 death of antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (b. 1775)  

1813  Death of Granville Sharp, British abolitionist (b. 1735) on this day in history.  

1816  On this day in history philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67  

1835  Death of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1755) on this day in history.  

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

1864  Samuel Allen Rice, US Union brig-gen, dies of injuries at 36 on this day in history.  

1868  Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 on July - 06.  

1871  Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34 on July - 06.  

1879  On July - 06 henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65  

1893  Death of Guy de Maupassant, French author (b. 1850) on this day in history.  

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

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

1632  On July - 06 birth of albert Schop, composer  

1632  Pietro Reggio, composer was born on July - 06.  

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter was born on July - 06.  

1668  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist  

1678  On July - 06 birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer  

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.