June 15

Events

Pre-1600

* 763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.
* 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II.
* 923 – Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy.
* 1184 – The naval Battle of Fimreite is won by the Birkebeiner pretender Sverre Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson takes the Norwegian throne and King Magnus V of Norway is killed.
*1215 – King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta.
* 1219 – Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia.
* 1246 – With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria.
*1300 – The city of Bilbao is founded.
* 1312 – At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba.
* 1389 – Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians.
* 1410 – In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor.
* 1410 – Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.
* 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage.
* 1520 – Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in ''Exsurge Domine''.

1601–1900

* 1607 – Colonists finished building James's Fort, to defend against Spanish and Indian attacks.
*1648 – Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
* 1667 – The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
* 1670 – The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down in Malta.
*1752 – Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
*1776 – Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
* 1800 – The Provisional Army of the United States is dissolved.
*1804 – New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.
* 1808 – Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.
*1836 – Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state.
* 1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
*1846 – The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1818, westward to the Pacific Ocean.
* 1859 – Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the " Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settlers.
*1864 – American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
* 1864 – Arlington National Cemetery is established when of the Arlington estate (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
* 1877 – Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
*1878 – Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
* 1888 – Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
*1896 – One of the deadliest tsunamis in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.

1901–present

*1904 – A fire aboard the steamboat in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
*1916 – United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
*1919 – John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
*1920 – Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
*1921 – Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
*1934 – The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
*1936 – First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
*1937 – A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak.
* 1940 – World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
*1944 – World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
* 1944 – In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
*1970 – Charles Manson goes on trial for the Sharon Tate murders.
*1972 – Red Army Faction co-founder Ulrike Meinhof is captured by police in Langenhagen.
* 1972 – Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) kills 81 people.
*1977 – After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections took place in Spain.
*1978 – King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
*1985 – Rembrandt's painting ''Danaë'' is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife.
*1991 – In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people.
*1992 – The United States Supreme Court rules in '' United States v. Álvarez-Machaín'' that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
*1996 – The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people.
*2001 – Leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
*2007 – The Nokkakivi Amusement Park is opened in Lievestuore, Laukaa, Finland.
*2012 – Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk directly over Niagara Falls.
*2013 – A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others.
*2022 – Microsoft retires its ubiquitous Internet Explorer after 26 years in favor of its new browser, Microsoft Edge.

Births

Pre-1600

*1330 – Edward, the Black Prince of England (d. 1376)
*1479 – Lisa del Giocondo, Italian model, subject of the ''Mona Lisa'' (d. 1542)
*1519 – Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1536)
* 1542 – Richard Grenville, English captain and explorer (d. 1591)
* 1549 – Elizabeth Knollys, English noblewoman (d. 1605)
* 1553 – Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)

1601–1900

* 1605 – Thomas Randolph, English poet and playwright (d. 1635)
* 1623 – Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
* 1624 – Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (d. 1704)
*1640 – Bernard Lamy, French mathematician and theologian (d. 1715)
*1645 – Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician (d. 1712)
* 1749 – Georg Joseph Vogler, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1814)
* 1754 – Juan José Elhuyar, Spanish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1796)
* 1755 – Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist (d. 1809)
*1763 – Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1826)
* 1763 – Kobayashi Issa, Japanese priest and poet (d. 1827)
* 1765 – Henry Thomas Colebrooke, English orientalist (d. 1837)
*1767 – Rachel Jackson, American wife of Andrew Jackson (d. 1828)
*1777 – David Daniel Davis, Welsh physician and academic (d. 1841)
*1789 – Josiah Henson, American minister, author, and activist (d. 1883)
* 1790 – Charles-Amédée Kohler, Swiss chocolatier (d. 1874)
* 1792 – Thomas Mitchell, Scottish-Australian colonel and explorer (d. 1855)
* 1801 – Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (d. 1883)
* 1805 – William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (d. 1877)
*1809 – François-Xavier Garneau, Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866)
*1835 – Adah Isaacs Menken, American actress, painter, and poet (d. 1868)
* 1843 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1907)
* 1848 – Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, Indian bishop and saint (d. 1902)
*1872 – Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (d. 1950)
*1875 – Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-Canadian skier (d. 1987)
*1878 – Margaret Abbott, Indian-American golfer (d. 1955)
* 1881 – Kesago Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army (d. 1945)
*1884 – Harry Langdon, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
* 1886 – Frank Clement, British racing driver (d. 1970)
* 1888 – Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet and author (d. 1921)
*1890 – Georg Wüst, German oceanographer and academic (d. 1977)
* 1894 – Robert Russell Bennett, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)
* 1894 – Nikolai Chebotaryov, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1947)
*1898 – Hubertus Strughold, German-American physiologist and academic (d. 1986)
*1900 – Gotthard Günther, German philosopher and academic (d. 1984)
* 1900 – Otto Luening, German-American composer and conductor (d. 1996)

1901–present

*1901 – Elmar Lohk, Russian-Estonian architect (d. 1963)
* 1902 – Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1994)
*1906 – Gordon Welchman, English-American mathematician and author (d. 1985)
* 1906 – Léon Degrelle, Belgian SS officer (d. 1994)
* 1907 – James Robertson Justice, English actor and educator (d. 1975)
*1909 – Elena Nikolaidi, Greek-American soprano and educator (d. 2002)
* 1910 – David Rose, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
*1911 – Wilbert Awdry, English author, created The Railway Series, the basis for Thomas The Tank Engine (d. 1997)
*1913 – Tom Adair, American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
*1914 – Yuri Andropov, Russian politician (d. 1984)
* 1914 – Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist (d. 1999)
* 1914 – Hilda Terry, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
*1915 – Nini Theilade, Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator (d. 2018)
* 1915 – Thomas Huckle Weller, American biologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
*1916 – Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (d. 1989)
* 1916 – Horacio Salgán, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016)
* 1916 – Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
* 1917 – John Fenn, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
* 1917 – Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
* 1917 – Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (d. 1996)
*1918 – François Tombalbaye, Chadian politician, 1st President of Chad (d. 1975)
*1920 – Keith Andrews, American race car driver (d. 1957)
* 1920 – Alla Kazanskaya, Russian actress (d. 2008)
* 1920 – Sam Sniderman, Canadian businessman, founded Sam the Record Man (d. 2012)
* 1920 – Alberto Sordi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
*1921 – Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (d. 1977)
*1922 – Jaki Byard, American pianist and composer (d. 1999)
* 1923 – Erland Josephson, Swedish actor and director (d. 2012)
* 1923 – Ninian Stephen, English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th Governor-General of Australia – Hédi Fried, Swedish author and psychologist (d. 2022)
* 1924 – Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005)
*1925 – Richard Baker, English journalist and author (d. 2018)
* 1925 – Attilâ İlhan, Turkish poet, author, and critic (d. 2005)
*1926 – Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1975)
* 1927 – Ross Andru, American illustrator (d. 1993)
* 1927 – Ibn-e-Insha, Italian author and illustrator (d. 1995)
*1930 – Miguel Méndez, American author and academic (d. 2013)
* 1930 – Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
*1931 – Joseph Gilbert, English air marshal
*1932 – David Alliance, Baron Alliance, Iranian-English businessman and politician
* 1932 – Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (d. 2015)
* 1932 – Zia Fariduddin Dagar, Indian singer (d. 2013)
* 1932 – Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (d. 1999)
*1933 – Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (d. 1981)
* 1933 – Predrag Koraksić Corax, Serbian political caricaturist
*1934 – Ruby Nash Garnett, American R&B singer
*1936 – William Levada, American cardinal (d. 2019)
*1937 – Pierre Billon, Swiss-Canadian author and screenwriter
* 1937 – Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
*1938 – Billy Williams, American baseball player and coach
*1939 – Ward Connerly, American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute
*1941 – Neal Adams, American illustrator (d. 2022)
* 1941 – Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1994)
*1942 – Ian Greenberg, Canadian broadcaster, founded Astral Media
* 1942 – John E. McLaughlin, American diplomat
* 1942 – Peter Norman, Australian sprinter (d. 2006)
*1943 – Johnny Hallyday, French singer and actor (d. 2017)
* 1943 – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Danish politician, 38th Prime Minister of Denmark
*1944 – Robert D. Keppel, American police officer and academic (d. 2021)
*1945 – Miriam Defensor Santiago, Filipino judge and politician (d. 2016)
* 1945 – Robert Sarah, Guinean cardinal
* 1945 – Lawrence Wilkerson, American colonel
*1946 – Noddy Holder, English rock singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
* 1946 – John Horner, American paleontologist and academic
* 1946 – Demis Roussos, Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015)
*1947 – John Hoagland, American photographer and journalist (d. 1984)
*1948 – Mike Holmgren, American football player and coach
* 1948 – Alan Huckle, English politician and diplomat, Governor of Anguilla
* 1948 – Henry McLeish, Scottish footballer, academic, and politician, 2nd First Minister of Scotland
*1949 – Dusty Baker, American baseball player and manager
* 1949 – Simon Callow, English actor and director
* 1949 – Russell Hitchcock, Australian singer-songwriter
* 1949 – Jim Varney, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
* 1950 – Uğur Erdener, Turkish ophthalmologist and professor
* 1950 – Juliana Azumah-Mensah, Ghanaian nurse and politician
* 1950 – Deney Terrio, American choreographer and television host
* 1950 – Lakshmi Mittal, Indian-English businessman
*1951 – Jane Amsterdam, American magazine and newspaper editor (''Manhattan, inc.'', ''New York Post'')
* 1951 – Vance A. Larson, American painter (d. 2000)
* 1951 – John Redwood, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales
* 1951 – Steve Walsh, American rock singer-songwriter and musician
* 1952 – Satya Pal Jain, Indian lawyer and politician, Additional Solicitor General of India
*1953 – Vilma Bardauskienė, Lithuanian long jumper
* 1953 – Marc Brickman, American lighting and production designer
* 1953 – Eje Elgh, Swedish racing driver and sportscaster
* 1953 – Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of the People's Republic of China, President of China
* 1953 – Raphael Wallfisch, English cellist and educator
*1954 – Jim Belushi, American actor
* 1954 – Terri Gibbs, American country music singer and keyboard player
* 1954 – Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan humanitarian
* 1954 – Zdeňka Šilhavá, Czech discus thrower and shot putter
* 1954 – Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (d. 1996)
*1955 – Polly Draper, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
* 1955 – Julie Hagerty, American model and actress
*1956 – Yevgeny Kiselyov, Russian-Ukrainian journalist
* 1956 – Lance Parrish, American baseball player, coach, and manager
*1957 – Brett Butler (baseball), Brett Butler, American baseball player and coach
*1958 – Wade Boggs, American baseball player
* 1958 – Riccardo Paletti, Italian racing driver (d. 1982)
*1959 – Alan Brazil, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
* 1959 – Eileen Davidson, American model and actress
*1960 – Michèle Laroque, French actress, producer, and screenwriter
* 1960 – Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey player and coach
*1961 – Dave McAuley, Northern Irish boxer and sportscaster
* 1961 – Scott Norton, American wrestler
*1962 – Brad Armstrong (wrestler), Brad Armstrong, American wrestler (d. 2012)
* 1962 – Chris Morris (satirist), Chris Morris, English actor, satirist, director, and producer
* 1962 – Andrea Rost, Hungarian soprano
*1963 – Mario Gosselin (ice hockey), Mario Gosselin, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
* 1963 – Helen Hunt, American actress, director, and producer
* 1963 – Lourdes Valera, Venezuelan actress (d. 2012)
*1964 – Courteney Cox, American actress and producer
* 1964 – Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer and manager
*1965 – Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
* 1965 – Karim Massimov, Kazakhstani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
* 1965 – Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith, American lawyer and politician
*1966 – Raimonds Vējonis, Latvian politician, 9th President of Latvia
*1968 – Károly Güttler, Hungarian swimmer
*1969 – Jesse Bélanger, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1969 – Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor
* 1969 – Idalis DeLeón, American singer and actress
* 1969 – Nasos Galakteros, Greek basketball player
* 1969 – Oliver Kahn, German footballer and sportscaster
* 1969 – Maurice Odumbe, Kenyan cricketer
* 1969 – Cédric Pioline, French tennis player
*1970 – Christian Bauman, American soldier and author
* 1970 – David Bayssari, Australian rugby league player
* 1970 – Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano
* 1970 – Leah Remini, American actress and producer
* 1970 – Žan Tabak, Croatian basketball player and coach
*1971 – Christos Myriounis, Greek basketball player
* 1971 – Jake Busey, American actor, musician, and film producer
*1972 – Justin Leonard, American golfer
* 1972 – Andy Pettitte, American baseball player
*1973 – Tore Andre Flo, Norwegian footballer and coach
* 1973 – Neil Patrick Harris, American actor and singer
* 1973 – Pia Miranda, Australian actress
* 1973 – Greg Vaughan, American actor and model
*1976 – Jiří Ryba, Czech decathlete
*1977 – Michael Doleac, American basketball player and manager
*1978 – Wilfred Bouma, Dutch footballer
* 1978 – Zach Day, American baseball player
*1979 – Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian sprinter
* 1979 – Christian Rahn, German footballer
* 1979 – Charles Zwolsman Jr., Dutch racing driver
*1980 – David Lyons (rugby union, born 1980), David Lyons, Australian rugby player
*1981 – John Paintsil, Ghanaian footballer
*1982 – Mike Delany, New Zealand rugby player
* 1982 – Abdur Razzak (cricketer), Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer
*1983 – Laura Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1983 – Josh McGuire (fencer), Josh McGuire, Canadian fencer
*1984 – Luke Hodge, Australian footballer
* 1984 – Eva Hrdinová, Czech tennis player
* 1984 – Tim Lincecum, American baseball player
* 1984 – Edison Toloza, Colombian footballer
*1985 – Ashley Nicole Black, American comedian, actress, and writer
*1986 – James Maloney (rugby league), James Maloney, Australian rugby league player
* 1986 – Trevor Plouffe, American baseball player
*1989 – Víctor Cabedo, Spanish cyclist (d. 2012)
* 1989 – Bryan Clauson, American race car driver (d. 2016)
*1992 – Michał Kopczyński, Polish footballer
* 1992 – Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer
* 1992 – Dafne Schippers, Dutch heptathlete and sprinter
*1993 – Cooper Kupp, American football player
* 1993 – Irfan Hadžić, Bosnian footballer
*1994 – Inaki Williams, Basque footballer
*1996 – Tia-Adana Belle, Barbadian athlete
*1997 – Madison Kocian, American gymnast

Deaths

Pre-1600

* 923 – Robert I of France (b. 866)
* 948 – Romanos I, Romanos I Lekapenos, Byzantine Emperor (b. c. 870)
* 952 – Murong Yanchao, Chinese general
* 960 – Eadburh of Winchester, English princess and saint
* 970 – Adalbert, Bishop of Passau, Adalbert, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau, Passau
* 991 – Theophanu, Byzantine wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 960)
*1073 – Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)
* 1184 – Magnus V of Norway, Magnus Erlingsson, King of Norway (b. 1156)
*1189 – Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)
* 1246 – Frederick II, Duke of Austria (b. 1219)
*1337 – Angelo da Clareno, Italian Franciscan and leader of a group of Fraticelli (b. 1247)
*1341 – Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1297)
*1381 – John Cavendish, English lawyer and judge (b. 1346)
* 1381 – Wat Tyler, English rebel leader (b. 1341)
*1383 – John VI Kantakouzenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1292)
* 1383 – Matthew Kantakouzenos, Byzantine emperor
* 1389 – Lazar of Serbia (b. 1329)
* 1389 – Murad I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1319)"Murad I"
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* 1389 – Miloš Obilić, Serbian knight.
*1416 – John, Duke of Berry (b. 1340)
*1467 – Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1396)
*1521 – Tamás Bakócz, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1442)

1601–1900

*1614 – Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English courtier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1540)
*1724 – Henry Sacheverell, English minister and politician (b. 1674)
*1768 – James Short (mathematician), James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710)
*1772 – Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (b. 1694)
* 1844 – Thomas Campbell (poet), Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet and academic (b. 1777)
*1849 – James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (b. 1795)
*1858 – Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French painter and academic (b. 1795)
* 1881 – Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (b. 1862)
* 1888 – Frederick III, German Emperor (b. 1831)
*1889 – Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
*1890 – Unryū Kyūkichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 10th Makuuchi#Yokozuna, Yokozuna (b. 1822)

1901–present

* 1917 – Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and academic (b. 1867)
*1934 – Alfred Bruneau, French cellist and composer (b. 1857)
*1938 – Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter and illustrator (b. 1880)
*1941 – Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist and physician (b. 1873)
* 1941 – Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (b. 1875)
*1945 – Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, Austrian diplomat
*1961 – Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)
* 1961 – Peyami Safa, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1899)
*1962 – Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1877)
*1967 – Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1885)
*1968 – Sam Crawford, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1880)
* 1968 – Wes Montgomery, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1925)
*1971 – Wendell Meredith Stanley, American biochemist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
*1976 – Jimmy Dykes, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1896)
*1984 – Meredith Willson, American playwright, composer, and conductor (b. 1902)
*1985 – Andy Stanfield, American sprinter (b. 1927)
*1989 – Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1912)
* 1989 – Ray McAnally, Irish actor (b. 1926)
*1991 – Happy Chandler, American businessman and politician, 49th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1898)
* 1991 – Arthur Lewis (economist), Arthur Lewis, Saint Lucian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
*1992 – Chuck Menville, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
* 1992 – Brett Whiteley, Australian painter (b. 1939)
*1993 – John Connally, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1917)
* 1993 – James Hunt, English racing driver and sportscaster (b. 1947)
*1994 – Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer and theorist (b. 1925)
*1995 – John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and inventor, invented the Atanasoff–Berry computer (b. 1903)
*1996 – Ella Fitzgerald, American singer and actress (b. 1917)
* 1996 – Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, Scottish general and politician (b. 1911)
* 1996 – Dick Murdoch, American wrestler (b. 1946)
*1999 – Omer Côté, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1906)
*2000 – Jules Roy, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1907)
*2001 – Henri Alekan, French cinematographer (b. 1909)
*2002 – Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general and martial artist, founded Taekwondo (b. 1918)
*2003 – Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor (b. 1911)
*2004 – Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician and mayor of İzmir (b. 1952)
*2005 – Suzanne Flon, French actress (b. 1918)
*2006 – Raymond Devos, Belgian-French comedian and clown (b. 1922)
* 2006 – Herb Pearson, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910)
*2008 – Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
*2011 – Bill Haast, American herpetologist and academic (b. 1910)
*2012 – Phillip D. Cagan, American economist and author (b. 1927)
* 2012 – Barry MacKay, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1935)
* 2012 – Israel Nogueda Otero, Mexican economist and politician, 10th Governor of Guerrero (b. 1935)
* 2012 – Jerry Tubbs, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
*2013 – Heinz Flohe, German footballer and manager (b. 1948)
* 2013 – José Froilán González, Argentinian racing driver (b. 1922)
* 2013 – Dennis O'Rourke, Australian director and producer (b. 1945)
* 2013 – Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)
*2014 – Jacques Bergerac, French actor and businessman (b. 1927)
* 2014 – Casey Kasem, American radio host, producer, and voice actor, co-created ''American Top 40'' (b. 1932)
* 2014 – Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1927)
* 2014 – Moise Safra, Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Banco Safra (b. 1934)
*2015 – Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (b. 1917)
*2016 – Lois Duncan, American author (b. 1934)
*2018 – Matt "Guitar" Murphy, American Blues guitarist (b. 1929)
*2019 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film director (b. 1923)

Holidays and observances

*Arbor Day (Costa Rica)
*Christian feast day:
**Abraham of Clermont, Abraham of Clermont (or of St Cyriacus)
**Alice of Schaerbeek, Alice (or Adelaide) of Schaerbeek
**Augustine of Hippo (Eastern Orthodox Church)
**Beatification, Blessed Albertina Berkenbrock
**Blessed Clement Vismara
**Eadburh of Winchester, Edburga of Winchester
**Evelyn Underhill (Church of England and Episcopal Church (United States), The Episcopal Church)
**Germaine Cousin
**Landelin, Landelin (of Crespin or of Lobbes)
**Saint Trillo, Trillo
**Vitus, Modestus and Crescentia, Vitus (Guy), Modestus and Crescentia
**June 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
*Day of Valdemar and Reunion Day (Denmark), Reunion Day (Flag Day) (Denmark)
*Engineer's Day (Italy)
*Global Wind Day (International observance, international)
*National Beer Day (United Kingdom)
*National Salvation Day (Azerbaijan)

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