Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on February - 05.   

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on this day in history.   

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on February - 05.   

1591  On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1738  On this day in history georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61   

1745  On February - 05 coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49   

1754  On February - 05 nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75   

1758  Bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1766  Death of Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history death of eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692)   

1790  On this day in history death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)   

1807  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1812  Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 on February - 05.   

1822  On February - 05 ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77   

1825  On this day in history pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64   

1831  On this day in history death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29   

1838  Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1867  Salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies on this day in history.   

1881  On February - 05 thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85   

1888  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on February - 05.   

1892  On this day in history death of emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807)   

1897  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on February - 05.   

1907  On February - 05 ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45   

1911  Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on February - 05.   

1915  Death of Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) on February - 05.   

1917  Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1919  Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1922  On February - 05 james William Tate, composer, dies at 46   

1924  Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83 on February - 05.   

1926  On this day in history andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69   

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0976  On February - 05 birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.   

1519  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

1534  On this day in history birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on February - 05.   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.   

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)