Famous Deaths In July - 15

0668  Constantius II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1085  Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia & Calabria, dies at 70 on July - 15.  

1262  Death of Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (b. 1222) on July - 15.  

1274  John F Bonaventura, Ital/French theologist/dominican/saint, dies on July - 15.  

1291  On July - 15 rudolf I, King of Germany & Holy Roman Empire, dies  

1381  Death of John Ball, English priest/ideologist of Boer uprising, hanged on July - 15.  

1406  On July - 15 death of duke William of Austria (b. c.1370)  

1410  Death of Ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (killed in battle) (b. 1360) on this day in history.  

1411  On July - 15 johannes Parvus, [Jean Petit], French theologist, dies  

1416  On July - 15 john, Duke of Berry, captain of Paris, dies  

1417  On July - 15 willem J Eggert, financier (W E Center, Purmerend), dies  

1521  On this day in history death of juan Ponce de León, Spanish Explorer (b. 1458)  

1571  On this day in history death of shimazu Takahisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1514)  

1609  On July - 15 annibale Carracci, painter, dies  

1614  On this day in history death of pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French historian and biographer (b. c.1540)  

1655  On this day in history death of girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)  

1685  On July - 15 death of james Scott, Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles 2, executed  

1738  Death of Alexander Voznitsyn, Rus Naval officer converted to Judaism, executed on this day in history.  

1750  On July - 15 death of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (b. 1686)  

1751  John Wilson, botanist, dies on July - 15.  

1765  On July - 15 charles Andrew Vanloo, painter, dies  

1767  Death of Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (b. 1746) on this day in history.  

1782  On this day in history farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77  

1784  Johan B Straub, South German sculptor, dies on July - 15.  

1789  Jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74 on July - 15.  

1798  Gaetano Pugnani, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1810  Jean-Baptiste Rey, composer, dies at 75 on July - 15.  

1828  On July - 15 death of jean Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (b. 1741)  

1839  On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies  

1844  Death of Claude Charles Fauriel, French historian (b. 1772) on July - 15.  

1854  Wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1856  Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1857  Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1862  David Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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1273  Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352) was born on this day in history.  

1353  On this day in history birth of vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)  

1458  On this day in history birth of juan Ponce de Leon, Spanish Explorer (d. 1521)  

1471  On this day in history birth of eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)  

1553  On this day in history birth of archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)  

1573  On July - 15 birth of inigo Jones, London, architect (restored St Paul's Cathedral)  

1606  Rembrandt van Rijn, Leiden Netherlands, painter (Night Watch) was born on July - 15.  

1606  Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669) was born on July - 15.