Famous Deaths In June - 15

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on June - 15.  

0948  On this day in history romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies  

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 June - 15.  

1337  Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies on this day in history.  

1341  On this day in history andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies  

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

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

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

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1397  On this day in history count of Eu, French knight, dies in Turkish captivity  

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

1521  Death of Tamás Bakócz. Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442) on June - 15.  

1557  On this day in history 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  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 June - 15.  

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 this day in history georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies  

1703  On this day in history 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  Death of Henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. 1674) on June - 15.  

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 this day in history.  

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 June - 15.  

1814  On this day in history charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84  

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  On June - 15 hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41  

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 June - 15.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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