Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.  

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.  

1578  On February - 05 giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies  

1591  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

1658  On this day in history maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52  

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91  

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1721  On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47  

1738  Georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61 on February - 05.  

1745  On this day in history coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49  

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1754  On this day in history nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75  

1758  Bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45 on February - 05.  

1766  On this day in history death of leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)  

1775  Death of Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692) on this day in history.  

1790  On February - 05 death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)  

1807  On February - 05 pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80  

1812  Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1822  On February - 05 ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77  

1825  Pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1831  Death of John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29 on February - 05.  

1838  Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on February - 05.  

1867  On this day in history salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies  

1881  On February - 05 thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85  

1888  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history death of emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807)  

1897  On this day in history hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42  

1907  On this day in history ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45  

1911  On February - 05 petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies  

1915  On February - 05 death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)  

1917  Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1919  Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62 on February - 05.  

1922  James William Tate, composer, dies at 46 on February - 05.  

1924  Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83 on February - 05.  

1926  On this day in history andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69  

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.  

1505  On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)  

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.  

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.  

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on February - 05.  

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on February - 05.  

1608  On February - 05 birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)  

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.