Famous Deaths In July - 15

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

1085  Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia & Calabria, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

1274  On this day in history john F Bonaventura, Ital/French theologist/dominican/saint, dies  

1291  Rudolf I, King of Germany & Holy Roman Empire, dies on this day in history.  

1381  On July - 15 death of john Ball, English priest/ideologist of Boer uprising, hanged  

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  Johannes Parvus, [Jean Petit], French theologist, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1609  On July - 15 annibale Carracci, painter, dies  

1614  On July - 15 death of pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French historian and biographer (b. c.1540)  

1655  Death of Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570) on July - 15.  

1685  On July - 15 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 this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history john Wilson, botanist, dies  

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

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

1782  Farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1784  On July - 15 johan B Straub, South German sculptor, dies  

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 July - 15.  

1828  On this day in history death of jean Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (b. 1741)  

1839  Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies on July - 15.  

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 July - 15 margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81  

1857  Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist/composer, dies at 66 on July - 15.  

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

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

1471  On July - 15 birth of eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)  

1553  Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595) was born on July - 15.  

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

1606  On this day in history birth of rembrandt van Rijn, Leiden Netherlands, painter (Night Watch)  

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