Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  On February - 05 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 this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies  

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on February - 05.  

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

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on February - 05.  

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on February - 05.  

1721  On February - 05 james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47  

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

1745  On February - 05 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 this day in history.  

1766  On February - 05 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 this day in history death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)  

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

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

1822  Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77 on February - 05.  

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

1867  On February - 05 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 February - 05.  

1892  Death of Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807) on February - 05.  

1897  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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

1911  Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on this day in history.  

1915  Death of Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) on February - 05.  

1917  On February - 05 paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41  

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

1922  James William Tate, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

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

1926  Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.  

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.  

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

1589  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)  

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 February - 05.