Famous Deaths In June - 15

1856  On June - 15 david Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73  

1858  On this day in history ary Scheffer, painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 63  

1865  Death of Edmun Ruffin, US secessionist/writer, commits suicide on this day in history.  

1869  Albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60 on June - 15.  

1875  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1888  On June - 15 frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies  

1889  Mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history richard Genee, composer, dies at 72  

1905  On this day in history hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies  

1907  On June - 15 william Le Baron Jenney, US architect, dies  

1914  On June - 15 a G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies  

1917  On June - 15 death of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867)  

1920  On June - 15 michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55  

1923  On this day in history alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies  

1934  On this day in history alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77  

1938  On June - 15 ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58  

1941  On June - 15 death of evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875)  

1942  Vera Figner, writer, dies on June - 15.  

1943  Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies on this day in history.  

1952  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on June - 15.  

1958  Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1961  On June - 15 death of giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)  

1962  On this day in history alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84  

1965  Death of E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902 on June - 15.  

1967  Edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69 on June - 15.  

1968  On this day in history samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88  

1969  Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies on this day in history.  

1971  Death of Wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904) on June - 15.  

1976  Death of Jimmy Dykes, baseball player and manager (b. 1896) on June - 15.  

1978  On June - 15 anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83  

1979  On this day in history ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67  

1982  On June - 15 art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist, dies at 56  

1983  Death of Srirangam Srinivasarao, also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. 1910) on this day in history.  

1984  Meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82 on June - 15.  

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

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  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on June - 15.  

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  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on this day in history.