Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  On February - 05 death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)  

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on this day in history.  

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on February - 05.  

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.  

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37  

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

1738  On this day in history georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61  

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

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1754  Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 on February - 05.  

1758  On February - 05 bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45  

1766  Death of Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) on February - 05.  

1775  Death of Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692) on February - 05.  

1790  Death of William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710) on February - 05.  

1807  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

1822  On this day in history ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77  

1825  On this day in history pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64  

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

1838  On February - 05 philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62  

1867  On February - 05 salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies  

1881  On this day in history thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85  

1888  On this day in history anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49  

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

1897  On February - 05 hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42  

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies  

1915  On this day in history death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)  

1917  Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on February - 05.  

1919  On this day in history vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62  

1922  On this day in history james William Tate, composer, dies at 46  

1924  On February - 05 alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83  

1926  On February - 05 andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69  

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.  

1505  On February - 05 birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)  

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

1534  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)  

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 this day in history 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.