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

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  On June - 15 angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies  

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

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 June - 15.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1557  Sebastiaan Van Noyen, military master builder, dies on this day in history.  

1580  Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70 on June - 15.  

1614  Death of Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English politician (b. 1540) on this day in history.  

1666  Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies on June - 15.  

1677  On June - 15 giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67  

1679  Death of Guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628) on this day in history.  

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

1724  On June - 15 death of henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. 1674)  

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

1760  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1768  On June - 15 death of james Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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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 this day in history.  

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 June - 15.  

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

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on June - 15.