Famous Deaths In February - 05

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

1520  On February - 05 death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)  

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

1591  On this day in history 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 February - 05.  

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

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.  

1738  On February - 05 georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61  

1745  Coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62  

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  On February - 05 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  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  On this day in history death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)  

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

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

1922  On February - 05 james William Tate, composer, dies at 46  

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

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

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0976  On February - 05 birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)  

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  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  On February - 05 birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)  

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.  

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