Famous Deaths Happened In February - 05

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.   

1578  On this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

1591  On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

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

1679  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1721  On February - 05 james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47   

1738  Georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1754  On February - 05 nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75   

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

1766  Death of Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) on this day in history.   

1775  Death of Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692) on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history 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  On February - 05 pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64   

1831  On February - 05 death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29   

1838  Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on February - 05.   

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

1881  Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on February - 05.   

1888  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1892  Death of Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807) on February - 05.   

1897  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1907  On February - 05 ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45   

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

1915  On February - 05 death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)   

1917  Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on February - 05.   

1919  Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69   

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

1534  On this day in history birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

1589  On February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on February - 05.   

1608  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)