Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 15

1856  David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1858  On June - 15 ary Scheffer, painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 63   

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

1869  On June - 15 albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60   

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

1888  Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39   

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

1905  Hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies on June - 15.   

1907  William Le Baron Jenney, US architect, dies on this day in history.   

1914  A G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies on June - 15.   

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

1920  On this day in history michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55   

1923  On June - 15 alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies   

1934  Alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1938  Ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1942  On June - 15 vera Figner, writer, dies   

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

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

1958  On June - 15 francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74   

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

1962  Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 on June - 15.   

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

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

1968  Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88 on June - 15.   

1969  On June - 15 georges Pompidou, president of France, dies   

1971  On June - 15 death of wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)   

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  On June - 15 death of srirangam Srinivasarao, also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. 1910)   

1984  On June - 15 meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82   

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1221  Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria was born on this day in history.   

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 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  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 June - 15 birth of johann David Mayer, composer