Famous Deaths In May - 15

1845  Samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1855  Jan Mazereeuw, Frisian farmer/sect leader, dies at 75 on May - 15.  

1872  Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87 on May - 15.  

1873  Alexander J Cuza, monarch of Moldavia/Romania, dies at 53 on May - 15.  

1879  Death of Gottfried Semper, German architect (b. 1803) on May - 15.  

1886  On this day in history emily Dickinson, US poet, dies at 55  

1889  Alfred Potocki, premier Austrian/governor/viceroy of Galicia, dies on this day in history.  

1892  On May - 15 death of arthur Hodister, British ivory seller (Heart of Darkness), murdered  

1895  On this day in history joseph Whitaker, British publisher (Whitaker' Almanack), dies at 75  

1899  On May - 15 francisque Sarcey, French writer (Le Temps), dies at 70  

1924  Paul d'Estornelles de Constant, French diplomat/pacifist, dies at 71 on May - 15.  

1926  On this day in history mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22), dies  

1932  Death of Ki Inukai, premier Japan (1931-32), murdered on May - 15.  

1933  On May - 15 ernest Torrence, actor (I Cover the Waterfront), dies at 54  

1935  Death of Kazimir Malevich, Polish/Ukrainian artist (b. 1878) on this day in history.  

1937  On May - 15 death of phillip Snowden, British politician (b. 1864)  

1940  Joseph Limburg, liberal 2nd-Member of parliament (1905-19), dies at 75 on May - 15.  

1945  Major Courtney, US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf on May - 15.  

1948  On this day in history death of edward Flanagan, American priest and founder of Boys Town (b. 1886)  

1952  On May - 15 albert Basserman, actor (Madame Curie, Rhapsody in Blue), dies at 84  

1954  On May - 15 death of william March, American writer (b. 1893)  

1956  On May - 15 death of austin Osman Spare, English magician (b. 1886)  

1958  Michael G the Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91 on May - 15.  

1959  Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1964  Cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history adrian Schoevers, Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies  

1967  On this day in history edward Hopper, US painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84  

1971  On this day in history death of tyrone Guthrie, English director, producer, and writer (b. 1900)  

1972  On May - 15 nigel Green, actor (Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies at 47  

1973  Willem H Rassers, Dutch cult anthropologist (Pandji-Novel), dies at 95 on May - 15.  

1976  Samuel Eliot Morison, US historian (Admiral of Ocean Sea), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1978  On May - 15 death of sir Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)  

1982  Death of Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (b. 1946) on May - 15.  

1984  Lionel Charles Robbins, British economist, dies at 85 on May - 15.  

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1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on May - 15.  

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 this day in history.  

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on May - 15.  

1749  On May - 15 birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)  

1754  On May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer  

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

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