Famous Deaths In July - 06

1189  On July - 06 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  On July - 06 regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1701  Death of William Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged on July - 06.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1813  On July - 06 death of granville Sharp, British abolitionist (b. 1735)  

1816  Philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67 on July - 06.  

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 July - 06.  

1860  Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1863  On this day in history strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies  

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

1868  Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

1879  Henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1893  On July - 06 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  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  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on this day in history.  

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