Famous Deaths In June - 15

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

0948  Romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies on this day in history.  

0991  Theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies on June - 15.  

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

1246  Frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25 on June - 15.  

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

1341  Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies on this day in history.  

1381  On this day in history death of wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London  

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

1389  On this day in history lazar I, Serbian prince, dies in battle  

1397  Count of Eu, French knight, dies in Turkish captivity on June - 15.  

1467  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 70 on June - 15.  

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

1557  Sebastiaan Van Noyen, military master builder, dies on this day in history.  

1580  Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70 on June - 15.  

1614  Death of Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English politician (b. 1540) on this day in history.  

1666  On June - 15 pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies  

1677  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67 on June - 15.  

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

1702  On this day in history georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies  

1703  Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1708  On June - 15 death of romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62  

1724  On June - 15 death of henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. 1674)  

1750  Death of Marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer (b. 1684) on this day in history.  

1760  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1768  Death of James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710) on this day in history.  

1772  Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 on June - 15.  

1814  On June - 15 charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84  

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

1831  Peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1839  On June - 15 hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41  

1844  On June - 15 thomas Campbell, poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66  

1845  On this day in history francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 60  

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

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1221  Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria was born on June - 15.  

1330  On this day in history birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)  

1542  Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) was born on June - 15.  

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on June - 15.  

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  On June - 15 birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)  

1636  On this day in history birth of johann David Mayer, composer