Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  On February - 05 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 this day in history.  

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.  

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 February - 05.  

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.  

1738  On this day in history georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61  

1745  On this day in history coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49  

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1754  On February - 05 nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75  

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  On this day in history 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  Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 February - 05.  

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  On February - 05 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  Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 on February - 05.  

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

1911  On this day in history petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies  

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

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

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

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

1924  On this day in history alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83  

1926  Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69 on February - 05.  

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0976  On February - 05 birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)  

1505  On February - 05 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 February - 05.  

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  On February - 05 birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)  

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)