Famous Deaths In October - 05

0578  On October - 05 justinus II, Byzantine emperor (565-78), dies   

1056  On this day in history henry III, RC German King (1039-56), dies   

1111  Robrecht II of Jerusalem, Count of Flanders (1st Crusader), dies on this day in history.   

1112  Death of Sigebert of Gembloux, French chronicler on October - 05.   

1285  Philippe III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85), dies on October - 05.   

1399  On this day in history raymundus of Capua, Italian general, dies   

1496  Ferdinand II, king of Naples, dies on October - 05.   

1528  On October - 05 death of richard Foxe, English churchman   

1557  On October - 05 il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter, dies at 63   

1564  On October - 05 death of pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer   

1565  On this day in history death of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (b. 1522)   

1606  On October - 05 death of philippe Desportes, French poet (b. 1546)   

1631  Arabella Holles, wife of English politician Thomas Wentworth, dies on this day in history.   

1707  Daniel Speer, composer, dies at 71 on October - 05.   

1714  Death of Kaibara Ekiken, Japanese philosopher (b. 1630) on this day in history.   

1740  On October - 05 death of johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (b. 1721)   

1763  August III, king of Poland, dies at 66 on October - 05.   

1777  Death of Ján Andrej Segner, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704) on this day in history.   

1787  On this day in history thomas Stone, US attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44   

1791  On this day in history death of grigori Potemkin, Russian statesman (b. 1739)   

1799  On October - 05 antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet (O Hissope), dies at 68   

1805  On October - 05 death of charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British general (b. 1738)   

1813  Etienne Ozi, composer, dies at 58 on October - 05.   

1837  On this day in history hortense de Beauharnais, French queen of Neth (1806-10), dies at 54   

1848  On this day in history death of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781)   

1861  On this day in history death of antoni Melchior FijaÅ‚kowski, Polish bishop (b. 1778)   

1867  Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1880  Death of Jacques Offenbach, German-born composer (b. 1819) on this day in history.   

1892  Bill Powers, US member of Daltonbende, dies on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer, dies at 57   

1911  Charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history death of hans von Bartels, German painter (b. 1856)   

1915  On this day in history jose Maria Usandizaga, composer, dies at 28   

1918  Roland Garros, French stunt flyer, dies on this day in history.   

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1458  Kazimierz de Saint, Polish ruler/saint was born on this day in history.   

1609  Paul Fleming, writer was born on this day in history.   

1626  On October - 05 birth of johann Schop, composer   

1641  On this day in history birth of françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of King Louis XIV of France (d. 1707)   

1658  Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1684  Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer was born on this day in history.   

1695  John Glas, Scottish minister (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

1703  On October - 05 birth of jonathan Edwards, US, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin)