Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 15

1865  Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies   

1869  On July - 15 death of a J Haynes, US army captain and civil war veteren, assassinated by KKK   

1876  Aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82 on July - 15.   

1881  Death of William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21 on July - 15.   

1883  On this day in history tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44   

1885  On this day in history death of rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837)   

1890  Gottfried Keller, writer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1898  On July - 15 death of jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1825)   

1904  Anton Pavlovich Chechov, Russian writer (Uncle Vanya), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1910  On July - 15 daniel Kinet, auto racer/1st Belgian flyer, dies   

1912  Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympics), dies at 21 on July - 15.   

1915  Ludwik Grossman, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history death of hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)   

1929  On this day in history hugo Von Hofmannsthal, playwright/poet, dies   

1930  On July - 15 leopold von Auer, Hungarian/US violinist, dies   

1931  On July - 15 death of ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian economist (b. 1868)   

1933  Irving Babbitt, US writer (Democracy & Leadership), dies at 67 on July - 15.   

1934  On July - 15 jules Renkin, Belgian PM (1931-32), dies   

1935  Alfred Archer, cricketer (England batsman in one Test 1899), dies on July - 15.   

1937  On July - 15 walter Gay, artist, dies   

1939  Johon Mellanby, physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history donald Calthrop, dies at 52   

1942  Denis Moloney, cricketer (during WW II 3 Tests for NZ 1937), dies on this day in history.   

1946  Death of Razor Smith, English cricketer (b. 1877) on this day in history.   

1947  Henry Kolker, dies at 76 on July - 15.   

1948  On this day in history john J Pershing, [Black Jack], US general (Mexico, WW I), dies at 87   

1952  On this day in history julia Lennon, John Lennon's mother dies in a car accident   

1953  On this day in history death of servant of God Archbishop Mar Ivanios (b.1882)   

1957  George Cleveland, actor (Grampa-Lassie), dies at 74 on July - 15.   

1958  Julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident on July - 15.   

1959  On July - 15 ernest Bloch, Swiss/US composer (Macbeth), dies at 78   

1960  Lawrence Mervil Tibbett, baritone, dies after surgery at 63 on this day in history.   

1961  On July - 15 death of john E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884)   

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

1353  Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410) was born on July - 15.   

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

1606  On July - 15 birth of rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669)