Famous Deaths In May - 05

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on May - 05.   

0984  On this day in history death of gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia   

1028  On May - 05 alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  On this day in history kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies   

1219  Death of King Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150) on May - 05.   

1309  Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies on May - 05.   

1504  Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 on May - 05.   

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on May - 05.   

1582  On May - 05 charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies   

1586  Death of Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529) on May - 05.   

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71   

1613  On this day in history johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66   

1672  Death of Samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609) on May - 05.   

1678  On this day in history anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70   

1702  On this day in history jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79   

1705  On this day in history leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64   

1766  On May - 05 death of jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)   

1786  On May - 05 pedro III, King of Portugal, dies   

1801  Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1808  Death of Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) on May - 05.   

1811  Death of Robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734) on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena   

1827  On this day in history frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76   

1831  On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65   

1837  On May - 05 niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85   

1840  On May - 05 gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67   

1855  Death of Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786) on May - 05.   

1859  Peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1864  Alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44 on May - 05.   

1875  On this day in history jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71   

1885  On May - 05 lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73   

1886  On May - 05 joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61   

1892  On May - 05 jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80   

1896  On May - 05 death of silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)   

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0867  On this day in history birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  On May - 05 birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

1352  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  On May - 05 birth of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)   

1546  On May - 05 birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)   

1557  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on May - 05.   

1635  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on May - 05.   

1657  On this day in history birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer