Famous Deaths Happened In February - 05

0995  On February - 05 death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)   

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on this day in history.   

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on this day in history.   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on February - 05.   

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on February - 05.   

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.   

1738  Georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61 on February - 05.   

1745  Coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49 on February - 05.   

1754  On this day in history nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75   

1758  On this day in history bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45   

1766  On this day in history death of leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)   

1775  On this day in history death of eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692)   

1790  On February - 05 death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)   

1807  On February - 05 pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80   

1812  On February - 05 franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74   

1822  Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77 on February - 05.   

1825  Pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1831  Death of John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29 on February - 05.   

1838  Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1867  Salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies on February - 05.   

1881  On February - 05 thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85   

1888  On February - 05 anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49   

1892  On this day in history death of emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807)   

1897  On this day in history hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42   

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1911  Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on this day in history.   

1915  Death of Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41   

1919  Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62 on February - 05.   

1922  James William Tate, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1924  Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1926  Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69 on February - 05.   

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0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.   

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on this day in history.   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On February - 05 birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

1626  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)