Famous Deaths In March - 05

0254  On March - 05 lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on this day in history.   

1534  Death of Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489) on this day in history.   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on March - 05.   

1561  On March - 05 carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41   

1574  On this day in history philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  Don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70 on March - 05.   

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history death of shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1533)   

1622  On this day in history death of ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1569)   

1625  On March - 05 james I (VI), king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58   

1644  Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73 on March - 05.   

1695  Death of Henry Wharton, English writer (b. 1664) on March - 05.   

1726  On March - 05 death of evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician   

1732  On this day in history joseph-Francois Salomon, composer, dies at 82   

1770  On this day in history death of crispus Attuks, slave, is 1st of 5 killed during Boston Massacre   

1776  Death of Yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1694) on this day in history.   

1778  Thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history josef Reicha, composer, dies at 42   

1815  Death of Franz Mesmer, Austrian developer of hypnotism (b. 1734) on this day in history.   

1827  Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (made 1st battery), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1829  Death of John Adams, last surviving HMS Bounty mutineer (b. 1766) on this day in history.   

1849  Death of David Scott, Scottish painter (b. 1806) on March - 05.   

1853  On this day in history georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat, dies at 75   

1873  Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], Fren author, dies at 70   

1883  Death of Marius Barbeau, French Canadian ethnographer and folklorist (b. 1969) on this day in history.   

1893  Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1895  On March - 05 nikolai Leskow, writer, dies at 64   

1903  Death of George Francis Robert Henderson, British soldier (b. 1854) on March - 05.   

1904  Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1907  Death of Friedrich Blass, German classical scholar (b. 1843) on March - 05.   

1919  Jozef Surzynski, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1926  On March - 05 death of clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (b. 1841)   

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1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on March - 05.   

1324  On March - 05 birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On March - 05 birth of louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)   

1512  On March - 05 birth of gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1563  On March - 05 birth of john Coke, English politician (d. 1644)   

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) was born on March - 05.   

1585  On this day in history birth of john George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)