Famous Deaths Happened In March - 05

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.   

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on March - 05.   

1534  On this day in history death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  On this day in history death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on March - 05.   

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70   

1605  On this day in history clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69   

1611  On March - 05 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  On this day in history louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73   

1695  Death of Henry Wharton, English writer (b. 1664) on this day in history.   

1726  Death of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician on March - 05.   

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

1770  On March - 05 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 March - 05.   

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

1795  Josef Reicha, composer, dies at 42 on March - 05.   

1815  On March - 05 death of franz Mesmer, Austrian developer of hypnotism (b. 1734)   

1827  On this day in history alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (made 1st battery), dies at 82   

1829  Death of John Adams, last surviving HMS Bounty mutineer (b. 1766) on March - 05.   

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

1853  Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer, dies at 34   

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

1883  Death of Marius Barbeau, French Canadian ethnographer and folklorist (b. 1969) on March - 05.   

1893  On this day in history hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian, dies at 64   

1895  On this day in history nikolai Leskow, writer, dies at 64   

1903  Death of George Francis Robert Henderson, British soldier (b. 1854) on this day in history.   

1904  Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at 71 on March - 05.   

1907  Death of Friedrich Blass, German classical scholar (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1919  Jozef Surzynski, composer, dies at 67 on March - 05.   

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

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1133  On this day in history birth of king Henry II of England (d. 1189)   

1324  On this day in history birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On this day in history birth of louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on March - 05.   

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) was born on March - 05.   

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

1585  John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) was born on March - 05.