Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 15

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

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

1865  On June - 15 death of edmun Ruffin, US secessionist/writer, commits suicide   

1869  Albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39   

1895  On June - 15 richard Genee, composer, dies at 72   

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  A G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies on this day in history.   

1917  On June - 15 death of kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867)   

1920  On June - 15 michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55   

1923  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1942  On June - 15 vera Figner, writer, dies   

1943  On June - 15 cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies   

1952  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1958  Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 on June - 15.   

1961  On June - 15 death of giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)   

1962  On this day in history alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84   

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

1967  On June - 15 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  On this day in history 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  Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1982  On this day in history 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  On June - 15 meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82   

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1221  On this day in history birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

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  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.   

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on this day in history.   

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

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