Famous Deaths In June - 05

0535  On this day in history death of epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople   

0754  On this day in history boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79   

1017  On this day in history death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)   

1118  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester on June - 05.   

1288  Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1296  On June - 05 death of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)   

1383  Death of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) on June - 05.   

1443  On this day in history ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies   

1568  Death of Lamoraal, earl of Egmont/prince of Gavere, beheaded on this day in history.   

1625  On June - 05 orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41   

1667  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist (Assertiones Theologicae), dies on this day in history.   

1688  Death of Constantine Phaulkon, Greek adventurer (b. 1667) on this day in history.   

1716  On June - 05 death of roger Cotes, English mathematician (b. 1682)   

1722  On June - 05 johann Kuhnau, composer, dies at 62   

1738  On June - 05 death of isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (b. 1659)   

1785  Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 on June - 05.   

1791  Death of Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (b. 1718) on June - 05.   

1816  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Serva Padrona), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1825  Death of Odysseas Androutsos, hero in the Greek War of Independence on June - 05.   

1826  Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, composer (Oberon), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1852  Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer, dies at 45 on June - 05.   

1861  John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle on June - 05.   

1864  On this day in history william Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Conf brig-gen, dies in battle at 39   

1866  On this day in history death of john McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (b. 1815)   

1868  Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1880  Jacobus J Cremer, painter/author (Betuwsche Novellen), dies at 52 on June - 05.   

1885  Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 on June - 05.   

1894  On June - 05 immanuel Faisst, composer, dies at 70   

1898  On this day in history death of salvatore Ferragamo, Italian Shoemaker   

1900  Stephen Crane, author (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 28 on this day in history.   

1902  Death of Louis J. Weichmann, chief witness in the trial of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1842) on this day in history.   

1906  On June - 05 death of karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (b. 1842)   

1908  Luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1910  Death of O. Henry, American author (b. 1862) on June - 05.   

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1341  Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.   

1493  Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555) was born on June - 05.   

1523  Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573) was born on June - 05.   

1553  On this day in history birth of bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617)   

1554  Elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592) was born on June - 05.   

1640  On June - 05 birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)   

1646  Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)