1378 – Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies
1627 – Nathaniel Bacon, English painter, dies at 41
1944 – Carl Mayer, Austrian-Jewish actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies of cancer at 49
1949 – Louis Davids [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65
1966 – Pauline Boty, English artist, dies of cancer at 29
1978 – Kurt Student, German Luftwaffe general (b. 1890)
1981 – Rushton Moreve, American bass player (b. 1948)
2009 – Onni Palaste, Finnish writer (b. 1917)
2013 – John Stanford, American college baseball coach/administrator (Middle Tennessee), dies at 77
2015 – Val Doonican [Michael Valentine], Irish singer and entertainer, dies at 88
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 30th June 2018
1607 – Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian, dies at 68
1685 – Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 55
1796 – Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman, dies at 71
1934 – Karl Ernst, German SA-leader, murdered
1938 – Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61
1953 – Gote Carlid, Swedish composer, dies at 32
1959 – José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer and politician (b. 1882)
1979 – Alfons Vranckx, Belgian politician, dies at 72
1997 – Larry O’Day, wrestler (b. 1944)
2003 – Robert McCloskey, American children’s book writer and illustrator (b. 1915)
Famous Deaths for 29th June 2018
1458 – Mapheus Vegius, [Maffeo Vegio], Italian lawyer/humanist/poet, dies
1509 – Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (b. 1443)
1764 – Ralph Allen, English businessman and politician (b. 1693)
1923 – Fritz Mauthner, German author/philosopher (skepticism), dies at 73
1935 – Jack O’Neill, American baseball player (b. 1873)
1953 – Jules van Nuffel, composer, dies at 70
1967 – Jayne Mansfield, American actress (The Girl Can’t Help It), dies in a car crash at 34
1978 – Bob Crane, American DJ and actor (Col Hogan-Hogan’s Heroes, Donna Reed), murdered at 49
1992 – Pierre Billotte, French military man (IIGM), dies
1995 – Roy Rowland, film director, dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 28th June 2018
1788 – Johann Christoph Vogel, German composer, dies at 32
1846 – Adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar and educationalist, dies at 77
1940 – Italo Balbo, Italian pilot and governor of Libya, dies at 44
1974 – Frank Sutton, American actor (Marty, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.), dies of a heart attack at 50
1980 – Yoshiro Irino, Japanese composer, dies at 58
1980 – Heal Gahagan Douglas, (Rep-D-Ca), lost to Nixon, dies at 79
1985 – Lambros Konstantaras, Greek actor (O blofatzis, Anna of Rhodes), dies at 72
1990 – Estelle Lamont, entertainer, dies
2009 – Fred Travalena, American comedian and impressionist (b. 1942)
2014 – Meshach Taylor, American actor, dies from colorectal cancer at 67
Famous Deaths for 27th June 2018
1794 – Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz, Austrian statesman (b. 1711)
1827 – Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (b. 1754)
1844 – Joseph Smith Jr, American founder of the Mormon Church, shot by a mob at 38
1907 – Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator (b. 1822)
1960 – Lottie Dod, English athlete (b. 1871)
1973 – Earl Browder, leader US Communist Party (1930-45), dies at 82
1996 – Alberto Romero “Cubby” Broccoli, American film producer (James Bond), dies at 87
2005 – John T. Walton, American businessman (b. 1946)
2015 – Chris Squire, English rock bassist (Yes), dies of cancer at 67
2016 – Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It), dies at 86
Famous Deaths for 26th June 2018
1848 – Stevenson Archer, American judge and Congressmen from Maryland, dies at 61
1958 – George Orton, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)
1958 – Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author (Vocation), dies at 93
1987 – Glen Hall, cricketer (Test for South Africa 1965), commits suicide
1992 – Phil Rubenstein, American actor (Tango and Cash, Robocop), dies
1993 – Willy C of Hemert, director/(text)poet (Small Truth), dies at 81
2003 – Strom Thurmond, U.S. Senator (b. 1902)
2003 – Denver Randleman, U.S. Army Seargent (b. 1920)
2010 – Sergio Vega, Mexican Banda singer (b.1969)
2015 – Ash Brownridge, American conservationist (National Wildlife Federation) creator of Ranger Rick, dies at 98
Famous Deaths for 25th June 2018
1134 – King Niels of Denmark (1104-1134), dies at 68 or 69
1514 – Berta Jacobsdr, [Suster Bertken], Dutch hermit, dies at 87
1673 – Charles de Batz-Castelmore, Comte d’Artagnan, Captain of the Musketeers under Louis XIV of France (b. 1611)
1686 – Simon Ushakov, Russian painter (b. 1626)
1876 – Thomas W Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn
1882 – François Jouffroy, French sculptor (b. 1806)
1937 – Colin Clive, British actor (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Mad Love), dies from complications of tuberculosis at 37
1942 – Hans Lietzman, German theologist/church historian, dies at 67
1962 – Ephraim Lisitsky, Hebrew poet, dies
1976 – Johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66
Famous Deaths for 24th June 2018
1572 – Cornelis van Diest, lay brother, hanged
1629 – Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/writer, dies at 67
1637 – Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580)
1643 – John Hampden, English politician, dies of injuries at about 48
1652 – Andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65
1995 – John Reginald “Nat” Allen, planning enforcement officer, dies at 66
2007 – Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1967)
2007 – Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1938)
2012 – Lonesome George, Pinta giant tortoise and rarest creature in the world, dies at c. 100
2014 – Eli Wallach, American actor, dies at 98
Famous Deaths for 23rd June 2018
758 – Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74
1137 – Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies
1139 – Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies
1582 – Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (b. 1537)
1959 – Jean Gallon, French composer, dies at 80
1988 – Dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies
1991 – Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies
1994 – Piet van Elk, cartoonist, dies at 74
1996 – Pasqualino de Santis, Italian cinematographer, dies at 69
1999 – Buster Merryfield, British actor (Only Fools and Horses), dies of a brain tumor at 78
Famous Deaths for 22nd June 2018
1892 – Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician (b. 1819)
1910 – Marie, Princess of Wied/Orange Nassau, dies
1928 – George Siegmann, American actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist), dies from pernicious anemia at 46
1930 – Karl von Amira, German historian, dies at 82
1938 – C.J. Dennis, Australian writer and poet (b. 1876)
1954 – Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49
1964 – Havank, [HF van der Kallen], detective writer (Shade), dies at 60
1988 – Dennis Day, actor/tenor (Jack Benny Show), dies of ALS at 71
1996 – Salah Abou Seif, film director, dies at 81
1996 – Leo Nichols, businessman, honorary consul and longtime friend of Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, dies at 65