Famous Deaths In June - 15

1856  On this day in history david Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73   

1858  On June - 15 ary Scheffer, painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 63   

1865  Death of Edmun Ruffin, US secessionist/writer, commits suicide on June - 15.   

1869  On this day in history albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60   

1875  On this day in history johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72   

1888  Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies on June - 15.   

1889  Mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39 on June - 15.   

1895  Richard Genee, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1905  On June - 15 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 June - 15 a G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies   

1917  Death of Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867) on June - 15.   

1920  On this day in history michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55   

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

1934  On this day in history alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77   

1938  Ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58 on June - 15.   

1941  On this day in history death of evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875)   

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

1943  Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies on June - 15.   

1952  On June - 15 jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70   

1958  On this day in history 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 June - 15.   

1965  On June - 15 death of e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902   

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

1968  On this day in history samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88   

1969  Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies on June - 15.   

1971  On June - 15 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 this day in history anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

1979  On June - 15 ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67   

1982  Art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist, dies at 56 on June - 15.   

1983  Death of Srirangam Srinivasarao, also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. 1910) on June - 15.   

1984  On this day in history meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82   

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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 June - 15.   

1542  On June - 15 birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

1623  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)   

1624  On this day in history birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)   

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on June - 15.