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

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  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1889  On this day in history mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39   

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

1905  On this day in history hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies   

1907  William Le Baron Jenney, US architect, dies on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history a G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies   

1917  On this day in history death of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867)   

1920  Michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55 on June - 15.   

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

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

1938  On this day in history ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58   

1941  Death of Evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875) on this day in history.   

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

1943  Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies on this day in history.   

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  Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1965  Death of E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902 on this day in history.   

1967  Edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69 on June - 15.   

1968  Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88 on June - 15.   

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  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  Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1982  Art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history death of srirangam Srinivasarao, also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. 1910)   

1984  Meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82 on June - 15.   

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1221  Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria was born on this day in history.   

1330  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on this day in history.   

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  On June - 15 birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on this day in history.   

1624  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on June - 15.   

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