Famous Deaths In May - 15

0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on May - 15.   

0884  On this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.   

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on this day in history.   

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on this day in history.   

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on this day in history.   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.   

1482  On this day in history paolo Toscanelli, Italian physician & mapmaker, dies   

1585  On this day in history death of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (b. 1535)   

1591  Death of Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 on this day in history.   

1609  On May - 15 death of giovanni Croce, Italian composer (b. 1557)   

1621  On this day in history henrick de Keyser, Amsterdam's master builder, dies at 56   

1622  Peter Plancius, Flemish vicar/cartographer, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

1634  Death of Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585) on this day in history.   

1685  Henri Otto, Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies on this day in history.   

1698  On this day in history death of marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)   

1699  On May - 15 death of edward Petre, English Jesuit and privy councilor (b. 1631)   

1714  Death of Roger Elliott, British general and Governor of Gibraltar on this day in history.   

1740  Death of Ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680) on May - 15.   

1746  Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer, dies at 67 on May - 15.   

1760  On this day in history death of alaungpaya, King of Burma (b. 1711)   

1761  On May - 15 jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56   

1773  On May - 15 death of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (b. 1710)   

1782  On this day in history death of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)   

1785  Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 on May - 15.   

1801  On May - 15 louis C count Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian diplomat, dies at 73   

1821  John Wall Calcott, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1822  Christian Ludwig Dieter, composer, dies at 64 on May - 15.   

1823  Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1824  Alexander Campbell, composer, dies at 60 on May - 15.   

1832  Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history edmund Kean, English actor (Shylock), dies at 46   

1842  Emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76 on May - 15.   

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1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

1608  On May - 15 birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

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

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on May - 15.   

1754  On May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on May - 15.   

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on May - 15.