Famous Deaths In May - 15

0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on this day in history.  

0884  On this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies  

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on May - 15.  

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on this day in history.  

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.  

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on May - 15.  

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on this day in history.  

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)  

1482  Paolo Toscanelli, Italian physician & mapmaker, dies on May - 15.  

1585  On this day in history death of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (b. 1535)  

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1591  Death of Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 on this day in history.  

1609  On this day in history death of giovanni Croce, Italian composer (b. 1557)  

1621  Henrick de Keyser, Amsterdam's master builder, dies at 56 on May - 15.  

1622  On this day in history peter Plancius, Flemish vicar/cartographer, dies at about 69  

1634  On this day in history death of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585)  

1685  Henri Otto, Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies on this day in history.  

1698  On this day in history death of marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)  

1699  On this day in history death of edward Petre, English Jesuit and privy councilor (b. 1631)  

1714  Death of Roger Elliott, British general and Governor of Gibraltar on this day in history.  

1740  On May - 15 death of ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680)  

1746  On this day in history giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer, dies at 67  

1760  On this day in history death of alaungpaya, King of Burma (b. 1711)  

1761  On May - 15 jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56  

1773  Death of Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (b. 1710) on this day in history.  

1782  Death of Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699) on May - 15.  

1785  Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

1801  Louis C count Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian diplomat, dies at 73 on May - 15.  

1821  John Wall Calcott, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1822  On May - 15 christian Ludwig Dieter, composer, dies at 64  

1823  On May - 15 antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer, dies at 69  

1824  On May - 15 alexander Campbell, composer, dies at 60  

1832  On May - 15 carl Friedrich Zelter, composer, dies at 73  

1833  On May - 15 edmund Kean, English actor (Shylock), dies at 46  

1842  Emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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1565  On this day in history birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam  

1567  On May - 15 birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)  

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on May - 15.  

1720  On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)  

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.  

1754  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on May - 15.  

1759  On May - 15 birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer  

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.