Famous Deaths In May - 05

0311  On May - 05 gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50   

0984  On this day in history death of gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia   

1028  Alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1194  On May - 05 kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies   

1219  Death of King Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150) on May - 05.   

1309  Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies on May - 05.   

1504  Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 on May - 05.   

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on May - 05.   

1582  Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies on this day in history.   

1586  Death of Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529) on this day in history.   

1604  Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1613  Johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66 on May - 05.   

1672  On this day in history death of samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609)   

1678  Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1702  On May - 05 jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79   

1705  Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1766  Death of Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684) on May - 05.   

1786  Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74   

1808  On this day in history death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)   

1811  Death of Robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734) on May - 05.   

1821  On this day in history napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena   

1827  Frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1831  On May - 05 friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65   

1837  On May - 05 niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85   

1840  On May - 05 gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67   

1855  On this day in history death of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)   

1859  Peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53 on May - 05.   

1864  On May - 05 alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44   

1875  On this day in history jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71   

1885  Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1886  Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61 on May - 05.   

1892  Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1896  Death of Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839) on May - 05.   

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0867  On this day in history birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) was born on May - 05.   

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on this day in history.   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on May - 05.   

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  On May - 05 birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

1657  On this day in history birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer