Famous Deaths In July - 15

0668  Constantius II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at 37 on July - 15.  

1085  On July - 15 robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia & Calabria, dies at 70  

1262  On July - 15 death of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (b. 1222)  

1274  On July - 15 john F Bonaventura, Ital/French theologist/dominican/saint, dies  

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 this day in history 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 July - 15.  

1411  Johannes Parvus, [Jean Petit], French theologist, dies on July - 15.  

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

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1417  On this day in history willem J Eggert, financier (W E Center, Purmerend), dies  

1521  Death of Juan Ponce de León, Spanish Explorer (b. 1458) on July - 15.  

1571  Death of Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1514) on this day in history.  

1609  On this day in history annibale Carracci, painter, dies  

1614  Death of Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French historian and biographer (b. c.1540) on this day in history.  

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

1685  On this day in history death of james Scott, Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles 2, executed  

1738  On this day in history death of alexander Voznitsyn, Rus Naval officer converted to Judaism, executed  

1750  Death of Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (b. 1686) on July - 15.  

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

1765  Charles Andrew Vanloo, painter, dies on this day in history.  

1767  On this day in history death of michael Bruce, Scottish poet (b. 1746)  

1782  On July - 15 farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77  

1784  Johan B Straub, South German sculptor, dies on this day in history.  

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

1798  Gaetano Pugnani, composer, dies at 66 on July - 15.  

1810  Jean-Baptiste Rey, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1828  Death of Jean Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (b. 1741) on this day in history.  

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

1844  Death of Claude Charles Fauriel, French historian (b. 1772) on this day in history.  

1854  Wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39 on July - 15.  

1856  On this day in history margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81  

1857  On this day in history carl Czerny, Austrian pianist/composer, dies at 66  

1862  On this day in history david Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72  

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1273  On this day in history birth of ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352)  

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

1458  Juan Ponce de Leon, Spanish Explorer (d. 1521) was born on July - 15.  

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

1553  Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.  

1573  Inigo Jones, London, architect (restored St Paul's Cathedral) was born on this day in history.  

1606  On July - 15 birth of rembrandt van Rijn, Leiden Netherlands, painter (Night Watch)  

1606  Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.