Famous Deaths In July - 15

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

1868  On July - 15 william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies  

1869  Death of A J Haynes, US army captain and civil war veteren, assassinated by KKK on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82  

1881  On this day in history death of william "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21  

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

1885  Death of Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837) on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history gottfried Keller, writer, dies at 70  

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.  

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1910  Daniel Kinet, auto racer/1st Belgian flyer, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1931  Death of Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian economist (b. 1868) on July - 15.  

1933  Irving Babbitt, US writer (Democracy & Leadership), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1934  Jules Renkin, Belgian PM (1931-32), dies on this day in history.  

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

1937  Walter Gay, artist, dies on July - 15.  

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

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

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 July - 15.  

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 July - 15.  

1952  Julia Lennon, John Lennon's mother dies in a car accident on July - 15.  

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

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

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

1959  On this day in history ernest Bloch, Swiss/US composer (Macbeth), dies at 78  

1960  On this day in history lawrence Mervil Tibbett, baritone, dies after surgery at 63  

1961  Death of John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884) on July - 15.  

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1273  Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352) was born on July - 15.  

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  Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494) was born on this day in history.  

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  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.