People who died on June 15 86
Robert I of France
d. 923 (b. 866)
Robert I of France (b. 866)
Romanos I
d. 948
Romanos I Lekapenos, Byzantine Emperor (b. c. 870)
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Murong Yanchao
d. 952
Murong Yanchao, Chinese general
Eadburh of Winchester
d. 960
Eadburh of Winchester, English princess and saint
Theophanu
d. 991 (b. 960)
Theophanu, Byzantine wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 960)
Emperor Go-Sanjō
d. 1073 (b. 1034)
Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (d. 1073)
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Magnus V of Norway
d. 1184 (b. 1156)
Magnus Erlingsson, King of Norway (b. 1156)
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
d. 1189 (b. 1159)
Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)
Frederick II, Duke of Austria
d. 1246 (b. 1219)
Frederick II, Duke of Austria (b. 1219)
Andronikos III Palaiologos
d. 1341 (b. 1297)
Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1297)
Johannes Tauler
d. 1361
Johannes Tauler, German mystic theologian
John Cavendish
d. 1381 (b. 1346)
John Cavendish, English lawyer and judge (b. 1346)
Wat Tyler
d. 1381 (b. 1341)
Wat Tyler, English rebel leader (b. 1341)
John VI Kantakouzenos
d. 1383 (b. 1292)
John VI Kantakouzenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1292)
Lazar of Serbia
d. 1389 (b. 1329)
Lazar of Serbia (b. 1329)
John, Duke of Berry
d. 1416 (b. 1340)
John, Duke of Berry (b. 1340)
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1467 (b. 1396)
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1467)
Tamás Bakócz
d. 1521 (b. 1442)
Tamás Bakócz, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1442)
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton
d. 1614 (b. 1540)
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English courtier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1540)
Guillaume Courtois
d. 1679 (b. 1628)
Guillaume Courtois, French painter and illustrator (b. 1628)
Henry Sacheverell
d. 1724 (b. 1674)
Henry Sacheverell, English minister and politician (b. 1674)
James Short (mathematician)
d. 1768 (b. 1710)
James Short, Scottish-English mathematician and optician (d. 1768)
Louis-Claude Daquin
d. 1772 (b. 1694)
Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (d. 1772)
Thomas Campbell (poet)
d. 1844 (b. 1777)
Thomas Campbell, Scottish-French poet and academic (d. 1844)
James K. Polk
d. 1849 (b. 1795)
James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (b. 1795)
Ary Scheffer
d. 1858 (b. 1795)
Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French painter and academic (b. 1795)
Frederick III, German Emperor
d. 1888 (b. 1831)
Frederick III, German Emperor (b. 1831)
Mihai Eminescu
d. 1889 (b. 1850)
Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
Unryū Kyūkichi
d. 1890 (b. 1822)
Unryū Kyūkichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 10th Yokozuna (b. 1822)
Kristian Birkeland
d. 1917 (b. 1867)
Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and academic (b. 1867)
Alfred Bruneau
d. 1934 (b. 1857)
Alfred Bruneau, French cellist and composer (b. 1857)
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
d. 1938 (b. 1880)
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter and illustrator (b. 1880)
Otfrid Foerster
d. 1941 (b. 1873)
Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist and physician (b. 1873)
Evelyn Underhill
d. 1941 (b. 1875)
Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (b. 1875)
Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein
d. 1945
Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, Austrian diplomat
Giulio Cabianca
d. 1961 (b. 1923)
Giulio Cabianca, Italian race car driver (b. 1923)
Peyami Safa
d. 1961 (b. 1899)
Peyami Safa, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1899)
Alfred Cortot
d. 1962 (b. 1877)
Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1962)
Tatu Kolehmainen
d. 1967 (b. 1885)
Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1885)
Sam Crawford
d. 1968 (b. 1880)
Sam Crawford, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1880)
Wes Montgomery
d. 1968 (b. 1923)
Wes Montgomery, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1925)
Wendell Meredith Stanley
d. 1971 (b. 1904)
Wendell Meredith Stanley, American biochemist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
Jimmy Dykes
d. 1976 (b. 1896)
Jimmy Dykes, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1896)
Meredith Willson
d. 1984 (b. 1902)
Meredith Willson, American playwright, composer, and conductor (b. 1902)
Andy Stanfield
d. 1985 (b. 1927)
Andy Stanfield, American sprinter (b. 1927)
Maurice Bellemare
d. 1989 (b. 1912)
Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1912)
Ray McAnally
d. 1989 (b. 1926)
Ray McAnally, Irish actor (b. 1926)
Happy Chandler
d. 1991 (b. 1898)
Happy Chandler, American lawyer and politician, 49th Governor of Kentucky, second Commissioner of Baseball (d. 1991)
Arthur Lewis (economist)
d. 1991 (b. 1915)
Arthur Lewis, Saint Lucian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
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Chuck Menville
d. 1992 (b. 1940)
Chuck Menville, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
Brett Whiteley
d. 1992 (b. 1939)
Brett Whiteley, Australian painter (b. 1939)
John Connally
d. 1993 (b. 1917)
John Connally, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1917)
James Hunt
d. 1993 (b. 1947)
James Hunt, English race car driver and sportscaster (d. 1993)
Manos Hatzidakis
d. 1994 (b. 1925)
Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer and theorist (b. 1925)
John Vincent Atanasoff
d. 1995 (b. 1903)
John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff-Berry computer (d. 1995)
Ella Fitzgerald
d. 1996 (b. 1917)
Ella Fitzgerald, American singer and actress (b. 1917)
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet
d. 1996 (b. 1911)
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, Scottish general and politician (b. 1911)
Dick Murdoch
d. 1996 (b. 1946)
Dick Murdoch, American wrestler (b. 1946)
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Omer Côté
d. 1999 (b. 1906)
Omer Côté, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1906)
Jules Roy
d. 2000 (b. 1907)
Jules Roy, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1907)
Henri Alekan
d. 2001 (b. 1909)
Henri Alekan, French cinematographer (b. 1909)
Choi Hong Hi
d. 2002 (b. 1918)
Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general and martial artist, founded Taekwondo (b. 1918)
Hume Cronyn
d. 2003 (b. 1911)
Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
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Ahmet Piriştina
d. 2004 (b. 1952)
Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician and mayor of İzmir (b. 1952)
Suzanne Flon
d. 2005 (b. 1918)
Suzanne Flon, French actress (b. 1918)
Raymond Devos
d. 2006 (b. 1922)
Raymond Devos, Belgian-French comedian and clown (b. 1922)
Herb Pearson
d. 2006 (b. 1910)
Herb Pearson, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910)
Ray Getliffe
d. 2008 (b. 1914)
Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
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Bill Haast
d. 2011 (b. 1910)
Bill Haast, American herpetologist and academic (b. 1910)
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Phillip D. Cagan
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Phillip D. Cagan, American economist and author (b. 1927)
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Capitola Dickerson
d. 2012 (b. 1913)
Capitola Dickerson, American pianist and educator (b. 1913)
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Barry MacKay
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Barry MacKay, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1935)
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Israel Nogueda Otero
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Israel Nogueda Otero, Mexican economist and politician, 10th Governor of Guerrero (b. 1935)
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Jerry Tubbs
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Jerry Tubbs, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
Heinz Flohe
d. 2013 (b. 1948)
Heinz Flohe, German footballer and manager (b. 1948)
José Froilán González
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
José Froilán González, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2013)
Stan Lopata
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Stan Lopata, American baseball player (d. 2013)
Dennis O'Rourke
d. 2013 (b. 1945)
Dennis O'Rourke, Australian director and producer (b. 1945)
Kenneth G. Wilson
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)
Jacques Bergerac
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Jacques Bergerac, French actor and businessman (b. 1927)
Casey Kasem
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Casey Kasem, American radio host, producer, and voice actor, co-created American Top 40 (b. 1932)
Daniel Keyes
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist (d. 2014)
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Moise Safra
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Moise Safra, Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Banco Safra (b. 1934)
Jean Doré
d. 2015 (b. 1944)
Jean Doré, Canadian politician, 39th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1944)
Kirk Kerkorian
d. 2015 (b. 1917)
Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (b. 1917)
Lois Duncan
d. 2016 (b. 1934)
Lois Duncan, American author (b. 1934)