Famous Deaths Happened In May - 05

0311  On May - 05 gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50   

0984  On May - 05 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 May - 05 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  On this day in history charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

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

1525  On May - 05 frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62   

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  Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1613  Johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66 on May - 05.   

1672  Death of Samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609) on this day in history.   

1678  On May - 05 anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70   

1702  Jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1766  Death of Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684) on May - 05.   

1786  Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

1801  Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74 on May - 05.   

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 May - 05 napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena   

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

1831  On May - 05 friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65   

1837  Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67   

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

1859  On this day in history peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53   

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

1875  Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71 on May - 05.   

1885  Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 on May - 05.   

1886  Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1892  Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80 on May - 05.   

1896  On this day in history death of silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)   

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0867  Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931) was born on May - 05.   

1210  On this day in history birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

1352  On May - 05 birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on May - 05.   

1557  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

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