Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 15

1856  David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 on June - 15.   

1858  On this day in history ary Scheffer, painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 63   

1865  Death of Edmun Ruffin, US secessionist/writer, commits suicide on June - 15.   

1869  Albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60 on June - 15.   

1875  On June - 15 johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72   

1888  Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies on this day in history.   

1889  Mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39 on June - 15.   

1895  On June - 15 richard Genee, composer, dies at 72   

1905  On June - 15 hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies   

1907  William Le Baron Jenney, US architect, dies on this day in history.   

1914  A G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies on this day in history.   

1917  Death of Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867) on June - 15.   

1920  Michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1923  On June - 15 alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies   

1934  On this day in history alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77   

1938  On June - 15 ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58   

1941  Death of Evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875) on June - 15.   

1942  Vera Figner, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1943  Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies on this day in history.   

1952  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74   

1961  On June - 15 death of giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)   

1962  On this day in history alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84   

1965  On June - 15 death of e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902   

1967  On June - 15 edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69   

1968  Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history georges Pompidou, president of France, dies   

1971  On this day in history death of wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)   

1976  Death of Jimmy Dykes, baseball player and manager (b. 1896) on this day in history.   

1978  On June - 15 anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

1979  On June - 15 ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67   

1982  Art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1983  Death of Srirangam Srinivasarao, also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. 1910) on June - 15.   

1984  On this day in history meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82   

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1221  On this day in history birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  On this day in history birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) was born on June - 15.   

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on June - 15.   

1623  On June - 15 birth of cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)   

1624  On June - 15 birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)   

1636  On this day in history birth of johann David Mayer, composer