Famous Deaths In July - 06

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1218  On this day in history death of eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)   

1415  On this day in history death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany   

1476  On July - 06 regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on July - 06.   

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on July - 06.   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on this day in history.   

1553  On July - 06 edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15   

1568  On July - 06 johann Oporinus, Swiss book publisher/publisher, dies at 61   

1583  On July - 06 edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbhp of York, dies at 64   

1585  On July - 06 death of thomas Aufield, English Catholic martyr (b. 1552)   

1587  On July - 06 death of michael Lauterbeck, assassinated Fries viceroy Willem Louis, executed   

1684  Death of Peter Gunning, English royalist churchman (b. 1614) on this day in history.   

1701  On this day in history death of william Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged   

1734  On this day in history nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69   

1758  On July - 06 death of george Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general   

1762  On this day in history death of peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34   

1765  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history conrad Johann Conrad Beissel, composer, dies at 78   

1795  On July - 06 georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79   

1802  On this day in history death of daniel Morgan, American Revolutionary general and politician (b. ~1735)   

1809  Death of Antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (b. 1775) on this day in history.   

1813  On July - 06 death of granville Sharp, British abolitionist (b. 1735)   

1816  On this day in history philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67   

1835  On this day in history death of john Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1755)   

1854  Death of Georg Ohm, German physicist (b. 1789) on July - 06.   

1858  On July - 06 jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer, dies at 78   

1860  On July - 06 alexandre Edouard Goria, composer, dies at 37   

1863  Strong Vincent, US Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.   

1864  On July - 06 samuel Allen Rice, US Union brig-gen, dies of injuries at 36   

1868  On this day in history samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71   

1871  On July - 06 antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34   

1879  On this day in history henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65   

1893  On July - 06 death of guy de Maupassant, French author (b. 1850)   

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on July - 06.   

1580  Johann Stobaeus, composer was born on July - 06.   

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on July - 06.   

1632  On this day in history birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter was born on July - 06.   

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on July - 06.   

1678  On July - 06 birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.