Famous Deaths Happened In May - 15

0392  On this day in history death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  On May - 15 marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

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

1036  On May - 15 death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

1157  On this day in history death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

1174  On May - 15 nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies   

1381  On this day in history death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.   

1482  On this day in history paolo Toscanelli, Italian physician & mapmaker, dies   

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

1591  On this day in history death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9   

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 this day in history.   

1622  Peter Plancius, Flemish vicar/cartographer, dies at about 69 on May - 15.   

1634  Death of Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585) on this day in history.   

1685  Henri Otto, Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies on May - 15.   

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

1699  Death of Edward Petre, English Jesuit and privy councilor (b. 1631) on May - 15.   

1714  On May - 15 death of roger Elliott, British general and Governor of Gibraltar   

1740  Death of Ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680) on this day in history.   

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

1760  Death of Alaungpaya, King of Burma (b. 1711) on this day in history.   

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 May - 15.   

1782  On this day in history death of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)   

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

1801  On May - 15 louis C count Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian diplomat, dies at 73   

1821  On May - 15 john Wall Calcott, composer, dies at 54   

1822  On this day in history christian Ludwig Dieter, composer, dies at 64   

1823  Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1824  Alexander Campbell, composer, dies at 60 on May - 15.   

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

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

1842  On May - 15 emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76   

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1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.   

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On May - 15 birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.   

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

1754  On this day in history birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1764  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer