Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  On this day in history death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)  

1520  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)  

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

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

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  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on February - 05.  

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  Coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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1754  On February - 05 nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75  

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 this day in history.  

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

1807  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 on February - 05.  

1812  On this day in history franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74  

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

1825  On February - 05 pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64  

1831  On February - 05 death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29  

1838  Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1881  Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on February - 05.  

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

1892  On February - 05 death of emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807)  

1897  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on February - 05.  

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

1917  On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41  

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

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

1924  On this day in history alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83  

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  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.  

1519  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)  

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

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet  

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.  

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

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)