Famous Deaths In January - 05

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)  

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies  

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

1425  On this day in history death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned  

1448  On this day in history death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)  

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on January - 05.  

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 January - 05.  

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1588  On this day in history death of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)  

1589  Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1592  Willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

1595  On this day in history ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies  

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 this day in history death of jean Chardin, French explorer (b. 1643)  

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

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on January - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1783  On January - 05 friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday  

1788  Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1796  Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 on January - 05.  

1807  Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 on January - 05.  

1814  Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1823  Death of Major George Johnston, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764) on this day in history.  

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  On January - 05 ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

1856  On January - 05 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67  

1858  Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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1209  On this day in history birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)  

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  

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

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.  

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on this day in history.  

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on January - 05.  

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.  

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer