Famous Deaths In July - 06

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on July - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On July - 06 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  On this day in history johann Oporinus, Swiss book publisher/publisher, dies at 61  

1583  On this day in history edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbhp of York, dies at 64  

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1585  Death of Thomas Aufield, English Catholic martyr (b. 1552) on this day in history.  

1587  On this day in history death of michael Lauterbeck, assassinated Fries viceroy Willem Louis, executed  

1684  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of george Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general  

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

1765  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76 on July - 06.  

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

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  Death of Antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (b. 1775) on this day in history.  

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  Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

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

1864  On this day in history samuel Allen Rice, US Union brig-gen, dies of injuries at 36  

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

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 this day in history death of guy de Maupassant, French author (b. 1850)  

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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