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  Ary Scheffer, painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1869  Albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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  On June - 15 mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39   

1895  Richard Genee, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1905  Hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867)   

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

1923  On June - 15 alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies   

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  On this day in history vera Figner, writer, dies   

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 June - 15.   

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

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

1968  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1982  On this day in history 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 June - 15 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  On June - 15 birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

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 June - 15 birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)   

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