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 February - 05 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61  

1745  On February - 05 coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49  

1754  Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

1766  On February - 05 death of leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)  

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

1812  Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 on February - 05.  

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  Death of John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29 on this day in history.  

1838  On February - 05 philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62  

1867  Salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies on February - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1892  Death of Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807) on this day in history.  

1897  On this day in history 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  On February - 05 death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)  

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

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  Alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83 on February - 05.  

1926  On February - 05 andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69  

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)