Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 15

1865  On this day in history reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian, dies at 55   

1868  On July - 15 william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies   

1869  On this day in history death of a J Haynes, US army captain and civil war veteren, assassinated by KKK   

1876  On this day in history aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82   

1881  Death of William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21 on this day in history.   

1883  Tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44 on this day in history.   

1885  Death of Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837) on this day in history.   

1890  Gottfried Keller, writer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1898  Death of Jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1825) on this day in history.   

1904  Anton Pavlovich Chechov, Russian writer (Uncle Vanya), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1910  On July - 15 daniel Kinet, auto racer/1st Belgian flyer, dies   

1912  On July - 15 francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympics), dies at 21   

1915  On July - 15 ludwik Grossman, composer, dies at 80   

1919  Death of Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852) on this day in history.   

1929  Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, playwright/poet, dies on July - 15.   

1930  On this day in history leopold von Auer, Hungarian/US violinist, dies   

1931  On July - 15 death of ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian economist (b. 1868)   

1933  On July - 15 irving Babbitt, US writer (Democracy & Leadership), dies at 67   

1934  Jules Renkin, Belgian PM (1931-32), dies on this day in history.   

1935  Alfred Archer, cricketer (England batsman in one Test 1899), dies on July - 15.   

1937  On this day in history walter Gay, artist, dies   

1939  On July - 15 johon Mellanby, physiologist, dies   

1940  Donald Calthrop, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1942  Denis Moloney, cricketer (during WW II 3 Tests for NZ 1937), dies on this day in history.   

1946  Death of Razor Smith, English cricketer (b. 1877) on July - 15.   

1947  On July - 15 henry Kolker, dies at 76   

1948  On July - 15 john J Pershing, [Black Jack], US general (Mexico, WW I), dies at 87   

1952  On July - 15 julia Lennon, John Lennon's mother dies in a car accident   

1953  Death of Servant of God Archbishop Mar Ivanios (b.1882) on this day in history.   

1957  George Cleveland, actor (Grampa-Lassie), dies at 74 on July - 15.   

1958  Julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident on this day in history.   

1959  On July - 15 ernest Bloch, Swiss/US composer (Macbeth), dies at 78   

1960  On this day in history lawrence Mervil Tibbett, baritone, dies after surgery at 63   

1961  On July - 15 death of john E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884)   

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1273  On July - 15 birth of ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352)   

1353  Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410) was born on July - 15.   

1458  Juan Ponce de Leon, Spanish Explorer (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1471  On July - 15 birth of eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)   

1553  On July - 15 birth of archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)   

1573  On this day in history birth of inigo Jones, London, architect (restored St Paul's Cathedral)   

1606  On July - 15 birth of rembrandt van Rijn, Leiden Netherlands, painter (Night Watch)   

1606  Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.