Famous Deaths In May - 14

0347  On this day in history pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies  

0649  Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies on this day in history.  

0964  On May - 14 john XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies  

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)  

1565  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies on this day in history.  

1574  Death of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479) on this day in history.  

1608  On this day in history death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)  

1610  On May - 14 death of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56  

1643  On May - 14 louis XIII, king of France (1610-43), dies at 41  

1649  On this day in history death of friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (b. 1600)  

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1669  On this day in history death of georges de Scudéry, French writer (b. 1601)  

1688  On May - 14 death of antoine Furetière, French writer (b. 1619)  

1726  John B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies on May - 14.  

1742  Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64 on May - 14.  

1754  Death of Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (b. 1692) on May - 14.  

1761  Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50 on May - 14.  

1801  On this day in history johann Ernst Altenburg, composer, dies at 66  

1818  Death of Matthew Gregory Lewis, English novelist (b. 1775) on this day in history.  

1820  Paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43 on May - 14.  

1832  Death of John van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried on this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88  

1847  Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41 on May - 14.  

1860  On this day in history death of ludwig Bechstein, German writer (b. 1801)  

1863  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46 on May - 14.  

1864  William N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies on May - 14.  

1870  Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69 on May - 14.  

1873  Death of Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797) on this day in history.  

1877  John Roberts, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1878  On May - 14 death of ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (b. 1830)  

1887  On May - 14 death of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)  

1889  On May - 14 death of volney E. Howard, American politician (b. 1809)  

1893  Earnest E Kummer, German mathematician (surface of Kummer), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor, dies at 78  

1906  On this day in history death of carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)  

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1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on May - 14.  

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on May - 14.  

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer  

1666  On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)  

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on May - 14.  

1686  On May - 14 birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]  

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.