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

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

1875  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 on June - 15.   

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 this day in history richard Genee, composer, dies at 72   

1905  Hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history william Le Baron Jenney, US architect, dies   

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 June - 15.   

1941  Death of Evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875) on this day in history.   

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

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

1952  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on June - 15.   

1958  On this day in history francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74   

1961  Death of Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

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  On June - 15 edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69   

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

1969  On June - 15 georges Pompidou, president of France, dies   

1971  On June - 15 death of wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)   

1976  Death of Jimmy Dykes, baseball player and manager (b. 1896) on this day in history.   

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 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  On June - 15 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  On June - 15 birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

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

1553  On June - 15 birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

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

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

1624  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1636  On this day in history birth of johann David Mayer, composer