Famous Deaths In August - 05

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on this day in history.  

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd  

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

1364  On this day in history death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)  

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  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.  

1678  On August - 05 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 August - 05.  

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1778  On this day in history thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22  

1792  Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1799  Death of Richard Howe, British admiral (b. 1726) on August - 05.  

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  On this day in history rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61  

1862  Thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on August - 05.  

1863  On this day in history adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53  

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

1895  Friedrich English, German textile manufacturer/marxist, dies on August - 05.  

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

1901  Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60 on August - 05.  

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

1910  On August - 05 wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42  

1911  On August - 05 death of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (b. 1864)  

1916  On this day in history george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31  

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

1925  Death of Jennie Lee (actor), American actress (b. 1848) on August - 05.  

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1301  On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)  

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on this day in history.  

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  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history 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.