Famous Deaths Happened In May - 15
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
0392 Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on this day in history. 

0884 Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15. 

0913 On this day in history death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz 

1036 Death of Emperor Go-IchijÅ of Japan (b. 1008) on May - 15. 

1157 Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on May - 15. 

1174 Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on this day in history. 

1381 Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on May - 15. 

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

1482 On May - 15 paolo Toscanelli, Italian physician & mapmaker, dies 

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

1591 On May - 15 death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 

1609 On May - 15 death of giovanni Croce, Italian composer (b. 1557) 

1621 On this day in history henrick de Keyser, Amsterdam's master builder, dies at 56 

1622 On May - 15 peter Plancius, Flemish vicar/cartographer, dies at about 69 

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 this day in history. 

1698 Death of Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642) on May - 15. 

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

1714 On this day in history death of roger Elliott, British general and Governor of Gibraltar 

1740 On this day in history 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 Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56 on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

1785 Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 on May - 15. 

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

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

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

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

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

1832 Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history. 

1833 Edmund Kean, English actor (Shylock), dies at 46 on May - 15. 

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

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