Famous Deaths In August - 05

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.  

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

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on August - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Death of John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English statesman and writer (b. 1696) on this day in history.  

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1778  Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22 on August - 05.  

1792  On August - 05 frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60  

1799  On this day in history death of richard Howe, British admiral (b. 1726)  

1830  On August - 05 karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68  

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71 on August - 05.  

1852  Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1856  On August - 05 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61  

1862  Thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on this day in history.  

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

1864  On August - 05 griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26  

1868  Death of Jacques Boucher de CrèvecÅ“ur de Perthes, French archaeologist (b. 1788) on August - 05.  

1877  Death of Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799) on this day in history.  

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

1889  On this day in history willem Ruys J Dz, ship owner, dies at 80  

1891  Henry Charles Litolff, French pianist/componist, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1895  Friedrich English, German textile manufacturer/marxist, dies on this day in history.  

1900  James Augustine Healy, black Roman Catholic bishop, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60  

1907  On this day in history gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66  

1910  On this day in history wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42  

1911  On this day in history death of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (b. 1864)  

1916  On August - 05 george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31  

1923  On August - 05 death of vatroslav Jagić, Croatian slavist (b. 1835)  

1925  On this day in history death of jennie Lee (actor), American actress (b. 1848)  

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

1397  On August - 05 birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)  

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.  

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.  

1604  On August - 05 birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized  

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

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.