Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 15

1856  David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 on June - 15.   

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 June - 15.   

1875  On this day in history 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  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  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 this day in history.   

1920  Michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1923  On June - 15 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  On June - 15 death of evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875)   

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

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

1961  On this day in history death of giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)   

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

1965  On June - 15 death of e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of jimmy Dykes, baseball player and manager (b. 1896)   

1978  On June - 15 anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

1979  On June - 15 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 this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

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

1553  On June - 15 birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.   

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  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on June - 15.