Famous Deaths In June - 15

0923  On this day in history robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle  

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

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

1337  On June - 15 angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies  

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

1381  Death of Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London on this day in history.  

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 June - 15 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  On June - 15 death of tamás Bakócz. Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442)  

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

1580  On this day in history nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70  

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

1708  On this day in history death of romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62  

1724  On this day in history death of henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. 1674)  

1750  On June - 15 death of marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer (b. 1684)  

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

1768  Death of James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710) on June - 15.  

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

1831  On June - 15 peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78  

1839  Hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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

1845  On June - 15 francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 60  

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

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1221  On this day in history birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria  

1330  On June - 15 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 this day in history.  

1594  On June - 15 birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)  

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on this day in history.  

1624  On June - 15 birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)  

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