Famous Deaths In January - 05

0842  On January - 05 death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on this day in history.   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on this day in history.   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.   

1465  On this day in history death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43   

1524  On January - 05 marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73   

1527  On January - 05 death of felix Manz, Swiss leader (executed) (b. 1498)   

1588  On January - 05 death of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)   

1589  Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1592  On January - 05 willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75   

1595  Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1603  Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73 on January - 05.   

1667  Death of Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740) on this day in history.   

1684  Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1713  Death of Jean Chardin, French explorer (b. 1643) on January - 05.   

1740  On this day in history antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1759  On January - 05 thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79   

1762  On this day in history elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS]   

1771  Death of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (b. 1710) on January - 05.   

1783  On January - 05 friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday   

1788  Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on January - 05.   

1796  Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79   

1814  On January - 05 johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72   

1823  Death of Major George Johnston, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764) on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63   

1846  Death of Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (b. 1812) on January - 05.   

1848  Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1856  Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on January - 05.   

1858  On January - 05 johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91   

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on January - 05.   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

1661  On January - 05 birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer