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 this day in history william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies   

1869  Death of A J Haynes, US army captain and civil war veteren, assassinated by KKK on July - 15.   

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  On this day in history tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44   

1885  Death of Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer and poet (b. 1837) on July - 15.   

1890  Gottfried Keller, writer, dies at 70 on July - 15.   

1898  On July - 15 death of jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1825)   

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

1910  On this day in history daniel Kinet, auto racer/1st Belgian flyer, dies   

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

1915  Ludwik Grossman, composer, dies at 80 on July - 15.   

1919  On July - 15 death of hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)   

1929  On July - 15 hugo Von Hofmannsthal, playwright/poet, dies   

1930  Leopold von Auer, Hungarian/US violinist, dies on July - 15.   

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

1933  Irving Babbitt, US writer (Democracy & Leadership), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1934  Jules Renkin, Belgian PM (1931-32), dies on July - 15.   

1935  Alfred Archer, cricketer (England batsman in one Test 1899), dies on this day in history.   

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

1939  Johon Mellanby, physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1942  On July - 15 denis Moloney, cricketer (during WW II 3 Tests for NZ 1937), dies   

1946  On this day in history death of razor Smith, English cricketer (b. 1877)   

1947  Henry Kolker, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1952  Julia Lennon, John Lennon's mother dies in a car accident on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history death of servant of God Archbishop Mar Ivanios (b.1882)   

1957  On this day in history george Cleveland, actor (Grampa-Lassie), dies at 74   

1958  On this day in history julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident   

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

1960  On July - 15 lawrence Mervil Tibbett, baritone, dies after surgery at 63   

1961  Death of John E. Brownlee, Canadian politician (b. 1884) on July - 15.   

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1273  On this day in history birth of ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352)   

1353  On this day in history birth of vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)   

1458  On July - 15 birth of juan Ponce de Leon, Spanish Explorer (d. 1521)   

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

1553  On this day in history 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  Rembrandt van Rijn, Leiden Netherlands, painter (Night Watch) was born on this day in history.   

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