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 June - 15 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 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 June - 15.  

1383  On June - 15 death of john VI Cantacuzenus, Byzantine Emperor  

1389  On this day in history 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  On June - 15 philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 70  

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

1557  On June - 15 sebastiaan Van Noyen, military master builder, dies  

1580  Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1614  Death of Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English politician (b. 1540) on June - 15.  

1666  On this day in history pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies  

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

1679  Death of Guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628) on June - 15.  

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 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  On June - 15 antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69  

1768  On June - 15 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  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 this day in history hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41  

1844  On this day in history thomas Campbell, poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66  

1845  On June - 15 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  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  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  

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