Famous Deaths In June - 15

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

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

1865  On this day in history death of edmun Ruffin, US secessionist/writer, commits suicide  

1869  On this day in history albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60  

1875  On this day in history johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72  

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  Richard Genee, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1934  On June - 15 alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77  

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  On June - 15 jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70  

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

1961  Death of Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923) on this day in history.  

1962  On June - 15 alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84  

1965  Death of E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902 on this day in history.  

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

1968  On June - 15 samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88  

1969  Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies on June - 15.  

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 this day in history.  

1978  Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1979  Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1982  On this day in history 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 this day in history meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82  

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1221  On June - 15 birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria  

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 June - 15.  

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on June - 15.  

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