Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 15

1856  On June - 15 david Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73   

1858  Ary Scheffer, painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history death of edmun Ruffin, US secessionist/writer, commits suicide   

1869  Albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60 on June - 15.   

1875  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1888  Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies on this day in history.   

1889  On June - 15 mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39   

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

1905  On this day in history hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies   

1907  William Le Baron Jenney, US architect, dies on June - 15.   

1914  On June - 15 a G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies   

1917  On this day in history death of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867)   

1920  Michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55 on June - 15.   

1923  On this day in history alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies   

1934  Alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58   

1941  On June - 15 death of evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875)   

1942  On this day in history vera Figner, writer, dies   

1943  On this day in history cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies   

1952  On this day in history 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  On this day in history alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84   

1965  Death of E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69   

1968  Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88 on June - 15.   

1969  On this day in history georges Pompidou, president of France, dies   

1971  Death of Wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904) on this day in history.   

1976  Death of Jimmy Dykes, baseball player and manager (b. 1896) on June - 15.   

1978  On June - 15 anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

1979  Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1982  On June - 15 art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist, dies at 56   

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

1984  Meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82 on June - 15.   

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1221  On June - 15 birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on this day in history.   

1542  Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) was born on June - 15.   

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

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on June - 15.   

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on June - 15.   

1624  On June - 15 birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)   

1636  On June - 15 birth of johann David Mayer, composer