Famous Deaths In June - 15

0923  On June - 15 robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle  

0948  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1337  Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies on June - 15.  

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  On this day in history death of john VI Cantacuzenus, Byzantine Emperor  

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

1397  On June - 15 count of Eu, French knight, dies in Turkish captivity  

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

1521  On June - 15 death of tamás Bakócz. Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442)  

1557  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history 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 June - 15.  

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

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

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

1828  Brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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

1839  Hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41 on June - 15.  

1844  Thomas Campbell, poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66 on June - 15.  

1845  Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1553  On this day in history 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.