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 June - 15.   

0991  On this day in history theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 June - 15 death of john VI Cantacuzenus, Byzantine Emperor   

1389  On this day in history lazar I, Serbian prince, dies in battle   

1397  Count of Eu, French knight, dies in Turkish captivity on this day in history.   

1467  On June - 15 philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 70   

1521  Death of Tamás Bakócz. Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442) on this day in history.   

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  On June - 15 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  On this day in history giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67   

1679  On June - 15 death of guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628)   

1702  Georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies on this day in history.   

1703  Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58 on June - 15.   

1708  Death of Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 on June - 15.   

1724  Death of Henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. 1674) on June - 15.   

1750  On this day in history death of marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer (b. 1684)   

1760  On June - 15 antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69   

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  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 June - 15 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 this day in history.   

1845  Francesco Capaccini, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 60 on June - 15.   

1849  On June - 15 james Knox Polk, 11th Pres (1845-1849), dies in Nashville, Tenn at 53   

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1221  Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria was born on June - 15.   

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  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  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on June - 15.   

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

1636  On June - 15 birth of johann David Mayer, composer