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History Deaths on July 15

By  Linda Brown  15 Jul   176 Views

History Deaths on July 15

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Catherine of Henneberg, German ruler (b. c. 1334)

#Catherine_of_Henneberg

In 1397

James M. Cox, American publisher and politician, 46th Governor of Ohio (b. 1870)

#James_M._Cox

In 1957

Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1845)

#Leopold_Auer

In 1930

Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1560)

#Annibale_Carracci

In 1609

Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer and academic (b. 1880)

#Ernest_Bloch

In 1959

Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1926)

#Edward_Perl

In 2014

William, Duke of Austria

#William,_Duke_of_Austria

In 1406

John T. Riedl, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1962)

#John_T._Riedl

In 2013

Bonaventure, Italian bishop and saint (b. 1221)

#Bonaventure

In 1274

Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1910)

#Wenceslao_Vinzons

In 1942

Vasily Maklakov, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1869)

#Vasily_Maklakov

In 1957

Lisa del Giocondo, subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa (b. 1479)

#Lisa_del_Giocondo

In 1542

Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French soldier, historian, and author (b. 1540)

#Pierre_de_Bourdeille,_seigneur_de_Brantôme

In 1614

Elisabeth Welch, American actress and singer (b. 1904)

#Elisabeth_Welch

In 2003

Marie-Victorin Kirouac, Canadian botanist and academic (b. 1885)

#Marie-Victorin_Kirouac

In 1944

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Dutch-English general and politician, Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull (b. 1649)

#James_Scott,_1st_Duke_of_Monmouth

In 1685

Set Persson, Swedish politician (b. 1897)

#Set_Persson

In 1960

General Tom Thumb, American circus performer (b. 1838)

#General_Tom_Thumb

In 1883

Paul Gallico, American journalist and author (b. 1897)

#Paul_Gallico

In 1976

Winthrop Mackworth Praed, English poet and politician (b. 1802)

#Winthrop_Mackworth_Praed

In 1839

Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician (b. 1686)

#Vasily_Tatishchev

In 1750

Juan Felipe Ibarra, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1787)

#Juan_Felipe_Ibarra

In 1851

Francis Cherry, American lawyer and politician, 35th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1908)

#Francis_Cherry_(governor)

In 1965

Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1791)

#Carl_Czerny

In 1857

Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, Russian painter (b. 1806)

#Alexander_Andreyevich_Ivanov

In 1858

King Eric II of Norway (b. c. 1268)

#Eric_II_of_Norway

In 1299

Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian-German economist and mathematician (b. 1868)

#Ladislaus_Bortkiewicz

In 1931

Robert Wadlow, American giant, 8"11' 271 cm (b.1918)

#Robert_Wadlow

In 1940

Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist (b. 1953)

#Roberto_Bolaño

In 2003

Yang Guifei, consort of Xuan Zong (b. 719)

#Yang_Guifei

In 756

Friedrich Wilhelm Schnitzler, German landowner and politician (b. 1928)

#Friedrich_Wilhelm_Schnitzler

In 2011

Charles-André van Loo, French painter (b. 1705)

#Charles-André_van_Loo

In 1765

John Ball, English Lollard priest

#John_Ball_(priest)

In 1381

John Edward Brownlee, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Alberta (b. 1884)

#John_Edward_Brownlee

In 1961

Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, South African poet and politician (b. 1873)

#Cornelis_Jacobus_Langenhoven

In 1932

Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)

#Robert_A._Roe

In 2014

Rosalía de Castro, Spanish author and poet (b. 1837)

#Rosalía_de_Castro

In 1885

Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)

#Girolamo_Rainaldi

In 1655

Martin Landau, American film and television actor (b. 1928)

#Martin_Landau

In 2017

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 29th President of Mexico, 1964-1970 (b. 1911)

#Gustavo_Díaz_Ordaz

In 1979

Ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (b. 1360)

#Ulrich_von_Jungingen

In 1410

György Kolonics, Hungarian canoe racer (b. 1972)

#György_Kolonics

In 2008

Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (b. 1956)

#Laurie_Cunningham

In 1989

Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (b. 1986)

#Meskerem_Legesse

In 2013

Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and physician (b. 1857)

#Eugen_Bleuler

In 1940

Vladimir the Great, Grand prince of Kievan Rus' (b. c. 958)

#Vladimir_the_Great

In 1015

Vance Palmer, Australian author and critic (b. 1885)

#Vance_Palmer

In 1959

Claude Charles Fauriel, French philologist and historian (b. 1772)

#Claude_Charles_Fauriel

In 1844

Michael Bruce, Scottish poet and composer (b. 1746)

#Michael_Bruce_(poet)

In 1767

Lawrence Tibbett, American singer and actor (b. 1896)

#Lawrence_Tibbett

In 1960

Rudolf I of Germany (b. 1218)

#Rudolf_I_of_Germany

In 1291

Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Iranian archaeologist and academic (b. 1942)

#Alireza_Shapour_Shahbazi

In 2006

Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (b. 1860)

#Anton_Chekhov

In 1904

Gottfried Keller, Swiss author, poet, and playwright (b. 1819)

#Gottfried_Keller

In 1890

Razor Smith, English cricketer and coach (b. 1877)

#Razor_Smith

In 1946

Omar Abu Risha, Syrian poet and diplomat, 4th Syrian Ambassador to the United States (b. 1910)

#Omar_Abu_Risha

In 1990

Agnes of Durazzo, titular Latin empress consort of Constantinople (d. 1313)

#Agnes_of_Durazzo

In 1388

Bahíyyih Khánum, Iranian writer and leader in the Baha'i faith (b. 1846)

#Bahíyyih_Khánum

In 1932

Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1874)

#Hugo_von_Hofmannsthal

In 1929

Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop (d. 1825)

#Jean-Baptiste_Salpointe

In 1898

Zaim Top?i?, Yugoslav and Bosnian writer (b. 1920)

#Zaim_Top?i?

In 1990

Jean-Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (b. 1741)

#Jean-Antoine_Houdon

In 1828

Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese daimy? (b. 1514)

#Shimazu_Takahisa

In 1571

Celeste Holm, American actress and singer (b. 1917)

#Celeste_Holm

In 2012

John J. Pershing, American general (b. 1860)

#John_J._Pershing

In 1948

Hammer DeRoburt, Nauruan educator and politician, 1st President of Nauru (b. 1922)

#Hammer_DeRoburt

In 1992

Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (b. 1933)

In 2015

Aubrey Morris, British actor (b. 1926)

In 2015

Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1916)

In 2015

Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (b. 1938)

In 2015

Saúl Lara, Spanish footballer (b. 1982)

In 2014

James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (b. 1918)

In 2014

Óscar Acosta, Honduran author, poet, and diplomat (b. 1933)

In 2014

Noël Lee, Chinese-American pianist and composer (b. 1924)

In 2013

Earl Gros, American football player (b. 1940)

In 2013

Tom Greenwell, American lawyer and judge (b. 1956)

In 2013

Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician (b. 1944)

In 2013

Ninos Aho, Syrian-American poet and activist (b. 1945)

In 2013

Yoichi Takabayashi, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1931)

In 2012

David Fraser, English general (b. 1920)

In 2012

Grant Feasel, American football player (b. 1960)

In 2012

Tsilla Chelton, Israeli-French actress (b. 1919)

In 2012

Boris Cebotari, Moldovan footballer (b. 1975)

In 2012

Googie Withers, British-Australian actress (b. 1917)

In 2011

James E. Akins, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (b. 1926)

In 2010

Robert H. Brooks, American businessman, founder of Hooters and Naturally Fresh, Inc. (b. 1937)

In 2006

C. Balasingham, Sri Lankan lawyer and civil servant (b. 1917)

In 2001

Louis Quilico, Canadian opera singer and educator (b. 1925)

In 2000

S. Shanmuganathan, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1960)

In 1998

Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (b. 1946)

In 1997

Justinas Lagunavi?ius, Lithuanian basketball player (b. 1924)

In 1997

Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijani journalist and author (b. 1960)

#Chingiz_Mustafayev

In 1992

Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host (b. 1933)

In 1991

Margaret Lockwood, English actress (b. 1916)

In 1990

Eleanor Estes, American librarian, author, and illustrator (b. 1906)

In 1988

Billy Haughton, American harness racer and trainer (b. 1923)

In 1986

Bill Justis, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1926)

In 1982

Frédéric Dorion, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1898)

In 1981

Donald Mackay, Australian businessman and activist (b. 1933)

In 1977

Christine Chubbuck, American journalist (b. 1944)

In 1974

Seyfi Arkan, Turkish architect (b. 1903)

In 1966

Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, Indian archbishop, founded the Order of the Imitation of Christ (b. 1882)

In 1953

Walter Donaldson, American soldier and songwriter (b. 1893)

In 1947

Freddie Keppard, American cornet player (b. 1890)

In 1933

Irving Babbitt, American scholar, critic, and academic (b. 1865)

In 1933

Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)

In 1919

Jacques Duphly, French harpsichord player and composer (b. 1715)

In 1789

René of Châlon (b. 1519)

In 1544

Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland

In 1445

Ab? al-Waf?' B?zj?n?, Persian mathematician and astronomer (b. 940)

In 998

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