Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

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

1591  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

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

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

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

1721  On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47   

1738  On February - 05 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 February - 05.   

1758  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692)   

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

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  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  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  Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on February - 05.   

1888  On this day in history anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49   

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

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  Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on February - 05.   

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

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

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

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

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

1926  Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)