Famous Deaths In August - 05

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

1063  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd  

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1364  On August - 05 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 August - 05.  

1610  On this day in history death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile  

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 August - 05.  

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

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

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

1830  Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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 August - 05.  

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

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

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

1868  On this day in history death of jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist (b. 1788)  

1877  On August - 05 death of gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (b. 1799)  

1880  On August - 05 death of ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician (b. 1816)  

1889  Willem Ruys J Dz, ship owner, dies at 80 on August - 05.  

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

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

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

1901  On August - 05 victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60  

1907  On August - 05 gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66  

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

1911  Death of Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (b. 1864) on August - 05.  

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

1923  On this day in history death of vatroslav Jagić, Croatian slavist (b. 1835)  

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

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

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  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating  

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 this day in history.