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

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

1875  On June - 15 johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72   

1888  Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies on June - 15.   

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

1895  On June - 15 richard Genee, composer, dies at 72   

1905  On June - 15 hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies   

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

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

1923  Alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies on June - 15.   

1934  Alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77 on June - 15.   

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

1952  On this day in history jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70   

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  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  On June - 15 edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69   

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 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  On this day in history 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 June - 15.   

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

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1221  On this day in history 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  On June - 15 birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on June - 15.   

1624  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1636  On June - 15 birth of johann David Mayer, composer