Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.  

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

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

1591  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

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 this day in history.  

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

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.  

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

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

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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  On February - 05 death of leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)  

1775  On February - 05 death of eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692)  

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 February - 05.  

1812  Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 on February - 05.  

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

1825  On February - 05 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 February - 05.  

1867  On this day in history salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies  

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 February - 05.  

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

1897  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on February - 05.  

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on February - 05.  

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

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

1917  Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on February - 05.  

1919  On February - 05 vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62  

1922  James William Tate, composer, dies at 46 on February - 05.  

1924  Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83 on February - 05.  

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

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

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

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.  

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.  

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  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)