Famous Deaths In June - 15

0923  On June - 15 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  On June - 15 theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies  

1073  Death of Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034) on June - 15.  

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  On June - 15 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  Lazar I, Serbian prince, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

1467  On this day in history philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 70  

1521  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67  

1679  On this day in history death of guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628)  

1702  On June - 15 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 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  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  On this day in history charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84  

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

1831  On this day in history peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78  

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  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 June - 15.  

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

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

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