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Famous Deaths In February - 05

Sunday, 19 May 2013

1520 On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)

1578 On this day in history 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 this day in history.

1679 Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.

1705 On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37

1721 James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.

1738 Georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.

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

1754 On this day in history nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75

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 this day in history.

1775 On this day in history death of eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692)

1790 On this day in history death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)

1807 On this day in history pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80

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

1822 On this day in history ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77

1825 Pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

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

1838 On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62

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

1881 On this day in history thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85

1888 Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.

1892 Death of Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807) on this day in history.

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

1907 On this day in history ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45

1911 On this day in history petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies

1915 Death of Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) on this day in history.

1917 Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.

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

1922 On this day in history james William Tate, composer, dies at 46

1924 Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.

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

1927 On this day in history death of inayat Khan, Indian sufi

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Famous Birthdays In February - 05

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1505 On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)

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 this day in history.

1626 Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.

1662 Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on this day in history.