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Best known
Robert I of France
King of West Francia from 922 to 923
Romanos I Lekapenos
Byzantine emperor from 920 to 944
Eadburh of Winchester
Anglo-Saxon nun and daughter of King Edward the Elder
Theophanu
Holy Roman Empress from 973 to 983
Emperor Go-Sanjō
Emperor of Japan from 1068 to 1073
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
12th-century Japanese samurai
Robert I of France — King of West Francia from 922 to 923, who died on June 15 923.
Romanos I Lekapenos — Byzantine emperor from 920 to 944, who died on June 15 948.
Eadburh of Winchester — Anglo-Saxon nun and daughter of King Edward the Elder, who died on June 15 960.
Theophanu — Holy Roman Empress from 973 to 983, who died on June 15 991.
Emperor Go-Sanjō — Emperor of Japan from 1068 to 1073, who died on June 15 1073.
Minamoto no Yoshitsune — 12th-century Japanese samurai, who died on June 15 1189.
All entries
- 952MMurong YanchaoChinese general
- 970
Adalbert (bishop of Passau)
- 1184MMagnus ErlingssonKing of Norway from 1161 to 1184
- 1246
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- 1341
Andronikos III PalaiologosByzantine emperor from 1328 to 1341 - 1381
John CavendishEnglish judge - 1381
Wat TylerLeader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt (1341 or c. 1320 – 1381) - 1383
John VI KantakouzenosByzantine emperor from 1347 to 1354 - 1383
Matthew Asen KantakouzenosEmperor and Autocrat of the Romans - 1389
Lazar of SerbiaMedieval Serbian ruler - 1389
Murad ISultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389 - 1389
Miloš ObilićLegendary Serbian knight - 1416
John, Duke of BerryMember of French nobility - 1467
Philip the GoodDuke of Burgundy from 1419 to 1467 - 1521
Tamás BakóczHungarian archbishop and statesman - 1614
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of NorthamptonEnglish aristocrat and courtier - 1724
Henry SacheverellEnglish clergyman - 1768
James Short (mathematician)Scottish mathematician and manufacturer of optical instruments - 1772
Louis-Claude DaquinFrench composer - 1844
Thomas Campbell (poet)Scottish poet - 1849
James K. PolkPresident of the United States from 1845 to 1849 - 1858
Ary SchefferDutch-French painter - 1881
Franjo KrežmaCroatian violinist and composer - 1888
Frederick III, German EmperorGerman Emperor in 1888 - 1889
Mihai EminescuRomanian poet, novelist and journalist - 1890
Unryū KyūkichiJapanese sumo wrestler - 1917
Kristian BirkelandNorwegian scientist - 1934
Alfred BruneauFrench composer - 1938
Ernst Ludwig KirchnerGerman expressionist painter - 1941
Otfrid FoersterGerman neurologist and neurosurgeon - 1941
Evelyn UnderhillEnglish writer, theologian, retreat leader and pacifist - 1945
Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-DietrichsteinAustro-Hungarian diplomat - 1949
Frank Elbridge WebbAmerican engineer and presidential candidate - 1961
Giulio CabiancaItalian racing driver - 1961
Peyami SafaTurkish journalist, columnist and novelist - 1962
Alfred CortotFrench pianist - 1967
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Sam CrawfordAmerican baseball player and coach - 1968
Wes MontgomeryAmerican jazz guitarist - 1971
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Meredith WillsonAmerican composer, conductor, musical arranger, and bandleader - 1985
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Maurice BellemareCanadian politician - 1989
Ray McAnallyIrish actor - 1991
Happy ChandlerAmerican politician and baseball commissioner - 1991
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- 1992
Brett WhiteleyAustralian artist - 1993
John ConnallyAmerican politician - 1993
James HuntBritish racing driver - 1994
Manos HatzidakisGreek composer - 1995
John Vincent AtanasoffAmerican computer pioneer - 1996
Ella FitzgeraldAmerican jazz singer - 1996
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st BaronetScottish soldier, writer and politician - 1996
Dick MurdochAmerican professional wrestler - 1999
Omer CôtéCanadian politician - 2000
Jules RoyFrench writer
- 2001
Henri AlekanFrench cinematographer - 2002
Choi Hong-hiSouth Korean general and martial artist - 2003
Hume CronynCanadian actor and writer - 2004AAhmet PiriştinaTurkish politician
- 2005
Suzanne FlonFrench actress - 2006
Raymond DevosBelgian comedian - 2006
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- 2008
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- 2012PPhillip D. CaganAmerican economist
- 2012
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- 2013
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- 2024
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88 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 15, including Robert I of France, Romanos I Lekapenos, Eadburh of Winchester. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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36 documented historical events happened on June 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Bur-Sagale eclipse was observed in Assyria, the earliest solar eclipse mentioned in historical sources that has been successfully identified. On the same day, in another year: King John of England and a group of rebel barons agreed on the text of Magna Carta, an influential charter of rights. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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