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 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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  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  On February - 05 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 this day in history.  

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

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 February - 05.  

1897  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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

1915  Death of Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) on this day in history.  

1917  Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on February - 05.  

1919  Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62 on February - 05.  

1922  On February - 05 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  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.  

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  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)  

1589  On February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet  

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.  

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.  

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.