Famous Deaths In October - 05

0578  Justinus II, Byzantine emperor (565-78), dies on this day in history.   

1056  Henry III, RC German King (1039-56), dies on this day in history.   

1111  Robrecht II of Jerusalem, Count of Flanders (1st Crusader), dies on October - 05.   

1112  Death of Sigebert of Gembloux, French chronicler on October - 05.   

1285  Philippe III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85), dies on this day in history.   

1399  On this day in history raymundus of Capua, Italian general, dies   

1496  Ferdinand II, king of Naples, dies on October - 05.   

1528  On this day in history death of richard Foxe, English churchman   

1557  On this day in history il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter, dies at 63   

1564  Death of Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer on October - 05.   

1565  On October - 05 death of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (b. 1522)   

1606  Death of Philippe Desportes, French poet (b. 1546) on October - 05.   

1631  On this day in history arabella Holles, wife of English politician Thomas Wentworth, dies   

1707  Daniel Speer, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1714  Death of Kaibara Ekiken, Japanese philosopher (b. 1630) on this day in history.   

1740  Death of Johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (b. 1721) on October - 05.   

1763  On this day in history august III, king of Poland, dies at 66   

1777  On this day in history death of ján Andrej Segner, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704)   

1787  Thomas Stone, US attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44 on October - 05.   

1791  Death of Grigori Potemkin, Russian statesman (b. 1739) on October - 05.   

1799  On October - 05 antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet (O Hissope), dies at 68   

1805  Death of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British general (b. 1738) on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history etienne Ozi, composer, dies at 58   

1837  On this day in history hortense de Beauharnais, French queen of Neth (1806-10), dies at 54   

1848  On October - 05 death of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781)   

1861  On this day in history death of antoni Melchior FijaÅ‚kowski, Polish bishop (b. 1778)   

1867  Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer, dies at 67 on October - 05.   

1880  On October - 05 death of jacques Offenbach, German-born composer (b. 1819)   

1892  On this day in history bill Powers, US member of Daltonbende, dies   

1899  Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1911  Charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer, dies at 58 on October - 05.   

1913  On October - 05 death of hans von Bartels, German painter (b. 1856)   

1915  Jose Maria Usandizaga, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.   

1918  Roland Garros, French stunt flyer, dies on this day in history.   

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1458  Kazimierz de Saint, Polish ruler/saint was born on October - 05.   

1609  On October - 05 birth of paul Fleming, writer   

1626  Johann Schop, composer was born on this day in history.   

1641  Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of King Louis XIV of France (d. 1707) was born on this day in history.   

1658  Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (d. 1718) was born on October - 05.   

1684  Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer was born on this day in history.   

1695  On this day in history birth of john Glas, Scottish minister (d. 1773)   

1703  Jonathan Edwards, US, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin) was born on this day in history.