Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 15

1865  On this day in history reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian, dies at 55   

1868  William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history death of a J Haynes, US army captain and civil war veteren, assassinated by KKK   

1876  On July - 15 aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82   

1881  Death of William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history gottfried Keller, writer, dies at 70   

1898  Death of Jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1825) on this day in history.   

1904  On July - 15 anton Pavlovich Chechov, Russian writer (Uncle Vanya), dies at 44   

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

1912  Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympics), dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1915  Ludwik Grossman, composer, dies at 80 on July - 15.   

1919  On July - 15 death of hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)   

1929  Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, playwright/poet, dies on this day in history.   

1930  Leopold von Auer, Hungarian/US violinist, dies on July - 15.   

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

1933  On July - 15 irving Babbitt, US writer (Democracy & Leadership), dies at 67   

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

1935  Alfred Archer, cricketer (England batsman in one Test 1899), dies on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history walter Gay, artist, dies   

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

1940  Donald Calthrop, dies at 52 on July - 15.   

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

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

1947  On July - 15 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 July - 15 julia Lennon, John Lennon's mother dies in a car accident   

1953  On July - 15 death of servant of God Archbishop Mar Ivanios (b.1882)   

1957  On this day in history george Cleveland, actor (Grampa-Lassie), dies at 74   

1958  On July - 15 julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident   

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  Death of John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

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.