Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

1578  On February - 05 giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies  

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.  

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 February - 05.  

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37  

1721  On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47  

1738  On this day in history georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61  

1745  Coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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1754  Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 on February - 05.  

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 February - 05.  

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

1790  Death of William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710) on this day in history.  

1807  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74  

1822  Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77 on this day in history.  

1825  On this day in history pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64  

1831  On this day in history death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29  

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  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on February - 05.  

1892  On February - 05 death of emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807)  

1897  On February - 05 hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42  

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

1911  Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on February - 05.  

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

1917  On February - 05 paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41  

1919  On this day in history vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62  

1922  On February - 05 james William Tate, composer, dies at 46  

1924  On this day in history alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83  

1926  Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.  

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.  

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

1534  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)  

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on February - 05.  

1589  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)  

1608  On this day in history 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)