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

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on February - 05.  

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

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

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

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

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  On February - 05 death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)  

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

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  Pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1831  On this day in history death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29  

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  On this day in history hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42  

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 February - 05 death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)  

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

1919  Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1924  Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1608  On February - 05 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.