Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on February - 05.  

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

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

1591  On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

1658  On February - 05 maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52  

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on February - 05.  

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

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  On February - 05 coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49  

Advertisements

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

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  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 on February - 05.  

1812  On February - 05 franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74  

1822  Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77 on February - 05.  

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  On February - 05 philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62  

1867  On February - 05 salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies  

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

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

1892  Death of Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807) on February - 05.  

1897  On February - 05 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 this day in history 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  Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83 on February - 05.  

1926  Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69 on February - 05.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

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

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.  

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

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.  

1589  On February - 05 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  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)