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 February - 05.  

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

1658  On February - 05 maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52  

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

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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  On February - 05 coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49  

1754  On this day in history nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75  

1758  On February - 05 bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45  

1766  On this day in history 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  Death of William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710) on this day in history.  

1807  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1867  Salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies on this day in history.  

1881  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807)  

1897  On February - 05 hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42  

1907  On February - 05 ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45  

1911  On February - 05 petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies  

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

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

1919  On February - 05 vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62  

1922  James William Tate, composer, dies at 46 on February - 05.  

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

1534  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)  

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 this day in history.