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

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

1658  On this day in history maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52  

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91  

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

1745  On February - 05 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  Bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1766  Death of Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) on February - 05.  

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

1790  Death of William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710) on February - 05.  

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

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

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

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

1831  On February - 05 death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29  

1838  Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1881  Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on February - 05.  

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  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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

1911  Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history 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  Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1926  On February - 05 andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69  

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

1505  On February - 05 birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)  

1519  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)  

1534  On this day in history birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)  

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 February - 05 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)