Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  On this day in history death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)   

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on this day in history.   

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on February - 05.   

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

1738  On February - 05 georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61   

1745  On this day in history coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49   

1754  Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1758  On February - 05 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 February - 05.   

1790  On February - 05 death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)   

1807  On February - 05 pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80   

1812  Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1822  On February - 05 ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77   

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

1831  Death of John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29 on this day in history.   

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

1867  Salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies on this day in history.   

1881  Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on this day in history.   

1888  On February - 05 anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49   

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

1897  On this day in history hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42   

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1911  On February - 05 petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies   

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

1917  On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41   

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

1922  On this day in history 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 February - 05.   

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0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

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  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

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

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.   

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