Famous Deaths In August - 05

0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)  

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.  

1157  On this day in history dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies  

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.  

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on this day in history.  

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.  

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.  

1644  On this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61  

1678  On this day in history death of juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican musician and composer (b. 1619)  

1743  On August - 05 death of john Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English statesman and writer (b. 1696)  

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1778  On August - 05 thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22  

1792  Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60 on August - 05.  

1799  On August - 05 death of richard Howe, British admiral (b. 1726)  

1830  On this day in history karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68  

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1852  Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on August - 05.  

1856  Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1862  On August - 05 thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47  

1863  Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53 on August - 05.  

1864  Griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26 on this day in history.  

1868  Death of Jacques Boucher de CrèvecÅ“ur de Perthes, French archaeologist (b. 1788) on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history death of gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799)  

1880  Death of Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician (b. 1816) on August - 05.  

1889  Willem Ruys J Dz, ship owner, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1891  On this day in history henry Charles Litolff, French pianist/componist, dies at 73  

1895  On August - 05 friedrich English, German textile manufacturer/marxist, dies  

1900  On August - 05 james Augustine Healy, black Roman Catholic bishop, dies at 80  

1901  Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1907  Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66 on August - 05.  

1910  Wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1911  Death of Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (b. 1864) on this day in history.  

1916  George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 on August - 05.  

1923  Death of Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian slavist (b. 1835) on this day in history.  

1925  Death of Jennie Lee (actor), American actress (b. 1848) on this day in history.  

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1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.  

1397  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)  

1461  On August - 05 birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)  

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on August - 05.  

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.  

1607  On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer  

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.  

1624  On this day in history birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America