Famous Deaths In February - 05

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

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

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on this day in history.  

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 February - 05.  

1679  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91  

1705  On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37  

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 February - 05.  

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

1758  Bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1766  Death of Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) on this day in history.  

1775  On February - 05 death of eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692)  

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

1807  On this day in history pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80  

1812  On February - 05 franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74  

1822  On February - 05 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  Salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies on February - 05.  

1881  Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on this day in history.  

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  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  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  On February - 05 vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62  

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 February - 05 andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69  

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0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)  

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

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  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.