Famous Deaths In June - 15

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on June - 15.  

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

0991  On June - 15 theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies  

1073  Death of Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034) on this day in history.  

1246  On this day in history frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25  

1337  Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies on this day in history.  

1341  On this day in history andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1389  On June - 15 lazar I, Serbian prince, dies in battle  

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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 June - 15.  

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  On June - 15 nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70  

1614  On this day in history death of henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English politician (b. 1540)  

1666  Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies on June - 15.  

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 June - 15.  

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

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

1724  Death of Henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. 1674) on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1828  On this day in history brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91  

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

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

1844  Thomas Campbell, poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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1221  Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria was born on this day in history.  

1330  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)  

1623  On June - 15 birth of cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)  

1624  On this day in history birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)  

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