Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 15

1856  On this day in history 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  On this day in history albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60   

1875  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 on June - 15.   

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

1889  Mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39 on June - 15.   

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

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

1907  William Le Baron Jenney, US architect, dies on June - 15.   

1914  On this day in history 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 this day in history michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55   

1923  Alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1941  On this day in history death of evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875)   

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

1943  On June - 15 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  Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 on June - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history 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  Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83 on June - 15.   

1979  On June - 15 ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67   

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 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 June - 15.   

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 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  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on June - 15.   

1636  On this day in history birth of johann David Mayer, composer