Famous Deaths In June - 15

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on this day in history.  

0948  On June - 15 romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies  

0991  Theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies on this day in history.  

1073  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)  

1246  On June - 15 frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25  

1337  On this day in history angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies  

1341  Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies on June - 15.  

1381  Death of Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London on June - 15.  

1383  Death of John VI Cantacuzenus, Byzantine Emperor on June - 15.  

1389  Lazar I, Serbian prince, dies in battle on June - 15.  

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1397  On this day in history count of Eu, French knight, dies in Turkish captivity  

1467  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1521  Death of Tamás Bakócz. Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442) on this day in history.  

1557  On June - 15 sebastiaan Van Noyen, military master builder, dies  

1580  Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1614  On June - 15 death of henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English politician (b. 1540)  

1666  On this day in history pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies  

1677  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1679  On June - 15 death of guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628)  

1702  Georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies on this day in history.  

1703  On June - 15 gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58  

1708  Death of Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 on June - 15.  

1724  Death of Henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. 1674) on June - 15.  

1750  On this day in history death of marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer (b. 1684)  

1760  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69 on June - 15.  

1768  On this day in history death of james Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710)  

1772  Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1814  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84 on June - 15.  

1828  Brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91 on June - 15.  

1831  Peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78 on June - 15.  

1839  On this day in history hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41  

1844  On this day in history thomas Campbell, poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66  

1845  Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 60 on June - 15.  

1849  James Knox Polk, 11th Pres (1845-1849), dies in Nashville, Tenn at 53 on June - 15.  

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1221  On June - 15 birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria  

1330  On June - 15 birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)  

1542  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)  

1553  On June - 15 birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands  

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.  

1623  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)  

1624  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on this day in history.