Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 15

1865  Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian, dies at 55 on July - 15.   

1868  William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies on July - 15.   

1869  On this day in history 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  On July - 15 death of william "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21   

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

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 July - 15.   

1898  On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1825)   

1904  Anton Pavlovich Chechov, Russian writer (Uncle Vanya), dies at 44 on July - 15.   

1910  On this day in history daniel Kinet, auto racer/1st Belgian flyer, dies   

1912  On this day in history francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympics), dies at 21   

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

1919  On July - 15 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  Leopold von Auer, Hungarian/US violinist, dies on July - 15.   

1931  On this day in history death of ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian economist (b. 1868)   

1933  On this day in history irving Babbitt, US writer (Democracy & Leadership), dies at 67   

1934  Jules Renkin, Belgian PM (1931-32), dies on July - 15.   

1935  On this day in history alfred Archer, cricketer (England batsman in one Test 1899), dies   

1937  Walter Gay, artist, dies on this day in history.   

1939  Johon Mellanby, physiologist, dies on July - 15.   

1940  Donald Calthrop, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history denis Moloney, cricketer (during WW II 3 Tests for NZ 1937), dies   

1946  On July - 15 death of razor Smith, English cricketer (b. 1877)   

1947  On this day in history henry Kolker, dies at 76   

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

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  On July - 15 george Cleveland, actor (Grampa-Lassie), dies at 74   

1958  Julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident on this day in history.   

1959  Ernest Bloch, Swiss/US composer (Macbeth), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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 July - 15.   

1353  Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410) was born on this day in history.   

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  On July - 15 birth of archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)   

1573  Inigo Jones, London, architect (restored St Paul's Cathedral) was born on July - 15.   

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

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