Famous Deaths In July - 06

1189  On July - 06 henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56   

1218  On July - 06 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 this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on July - 06.   

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on July - 06.   

1568  Johann Oporinus, Swiss book publisher/publisher, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1585  On this day in history death of thomas Aufield, English Catholic martyr (b. 1552)   

1587  Death of Michael Lauterbeck, assassinated Fries viceroy Willem Louis, executed on July - 06.   

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

1701  Death of William Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged on this day in history.   

1734  Nicolas Bernier, composer, dies at 69 on July - 06.   

1758  Death of George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on this day in history.   

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

1765  On this day in history ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 76   

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

1795  On this day in history georg Gottfried Petri, composer, dies at 79   

1802  Death of Daniel Morgan, American Revolutionary general and politician (b. ~1735) on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history death of antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (b. 1775)   

1813  Death of Granville Sharp, British abolitionist (b. 1735) on July - 06.   

1816  Philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1835  On July - 06 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  Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history 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  Samuel Lover, composer, dies at 71 on July - 06.   

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  Death of Guy de Maupassant, French author (b. 1850) on July - 06.   

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1542  On July - 06 birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg   

1580  Johann Stobaeus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1632  Albert Schop, composer was born on this day in history.   

1632  On July - 06 birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

1638  On July - 06 birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

1668  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

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

1686  Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758) was born on July - 06.