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

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

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

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

1917  On this day in history 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 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  Death of Evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875) on this day in history.   

1942  Vera Figner, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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 June - 15.   

1962  On this day in history alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84   

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

1969  On this day in history georges Pompidou, president of France, dies   

1971  Death of Wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904) on this day in history.   

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 June - 15.   

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

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 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  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

1553  On this day in history birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

1594  On this day in history 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  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on June - 15.