Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.  

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.  

1578  On this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies  

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

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91  

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37  

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1738  Georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61 on February - 05.  

1745  Coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49 on February - 05.  

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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 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  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 February - 05 ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77  

1825  Pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1831  Death of John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29 on this day in history.  

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

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

1881  On this day in history thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85  

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

1907  Ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45 on February - 05.  

1911  Petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies on February - 05.  

1915  On this day in history death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)  

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

1919  On this day in history vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62  

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 this day in history.  

1505  On February - 05 birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)  

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.  

1534  On this day in history birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)  

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on February - 05.  

1589  On February - 05 birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)  

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 February - 05.