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 this day in history alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on this day in history.   

1219  Death of King Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150) on May - 05.   

1309  On May - 05 charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

1504  Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1582  Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies on May - 05.   

1586  On May - 05 death of henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529)   

1604  Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1613  Johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history death of samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609)   

1678  On this day in history anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70   

1702  On May - 05 jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79   

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 this day in history.   

1786  On May - 05 pedro III, King of Portugal, dies   

1801  On this day in history philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74   

1808  Death of Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) on this day in history.   

1811  On May - 05 death of robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734)   

1821  Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena on this day in history.   

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

1831  Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65 on May - 05.   

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

1840  On May - 05 gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67   

1855  On this day in history death of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)   

1859  On May - 05 peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53   

1864  Alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61   

1892  On May - 05 jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80   

1896  Death of Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839) on May - 05.   

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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  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on May - 05.   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on May - 05.   

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

1557  On May - 05 birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  On May - 05 birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

1657  On May - 05 birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer