Famous Deaths In January - 05

0842  On January - 05 death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)  

1066  On this day in history edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies  

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on January - 05.  

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.  

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.  

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)  

1465  On this day in history death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)  

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43  

1524  On this day in history marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73  

1527  Death of Felix Manz, Swiss leader (executed) (b. 1498) on this day in history.  

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1588  On January - 05 death of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)  

1589  On January - 05 catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69  

1592  On January - 05 willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75  

1595  Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

1603  On January - 05 pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73  

1667  Death of Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740) on this day in history.  

1684  Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1713  On January - 05 death of jean Chardin, French explorer (b. 1643)  

1740  Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 on January - 05.  

1746  On this day in history anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53  

1759  On this day in history thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79  

1762  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] on January - 05.  

1771  On this day in history death of john Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (b. 1710)  

1783  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday  

1788  On this day in history johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85  

1796  Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1807  On January - 05 michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79  

1814  On this day in history johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72  

1823  On this day in history death of major George Johnston, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)  

1827  Frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63 on January - 05.  

1846  Death of Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (b. 1812) on this day in history.  

1848  Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1856  On this day in history pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67  

1858  On this day in history johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91  

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)  

1548  On January - 05 birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)  

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.  

1587  On this day in history birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)  

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.  

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.  

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)  

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.