Famous Deaths Happened In May - 14

0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on this day in history.   

0649  On this day in history theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies   

0964  On this day in history john XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.   

1565  On May - 14 nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies   

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  Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43), dies at 41 on May - 14.   

1649  On May - 14 death of friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (b. 1600)   

1669  Death of Georges de Scudéry, French writer (b. 1601) on May - 14.   

1688  On this day in history death of antoine Furetière, French writer (b. 1619)   

1726  On this day in history john B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies   

1742  Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 May - 14.   

1820  Paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1832  Death of John van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried on May - 14.   

1833  Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1847  On May - 14 fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41   

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

1863  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history william N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies   

1870  On this day in history ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69   

1873  Death of Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797) on May - 14.   

1877  On this day in history john Roberts, composer, dies at 54   

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  Death of Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808) on May - 14.   

1889  On this day in history 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  Richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor, dies at 78 on May - 14.   

1906  On May - 14 death of carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)   

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1316  On this day in history birth of charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)   

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on May - 14.   

1652  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on May - 14.   

1666  Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on May - 14.   

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on this day in history.   

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

1699  On this day in history birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)