Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 15

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

1858  Ary Scheffer, painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1865  Death of Edmun Ruffin, US secessionist/writer, commits suicide on June - 15.   

1869  Albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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 June - 15.   

1895  Richard Genee, composer, dies at 72 on June - 15.   

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  A G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies on this day in history.   

1917  Death of Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867) on June - 15.   

1920  Michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55 on June - 15.   

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  Ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58 on June - 15.   

1941  Death of Evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875) on this day in history.   

1942  On June - 15 vera Figner, writer, dies   

1943  Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies on June - 15.   

1952  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1958  Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 on June - 15.   

1961  Death of Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923) on June - 15.   

1962  Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history death of e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902   

1967  On this day in history edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69   

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  On this day in history death of wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)   

1976  On this day in history death of jimmy Dykes, baseball player and manager (b. 1896)   

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

1979  Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67 on June - 15.   

1982  On this day in history art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist, dies at 56   

1983  On this day in history death of srirangam Srinivasarao, also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. 1910)   

1984  On this day in history meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82   

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

1330  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

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 June - 15.