Famous Deaths In January - 05

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)  

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on January - 05.  

1387  On January - 05 pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67  

1400  On this day in history death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)  

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on this day in history.  

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on this day in history.  

1465  On January - 05 death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)  

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.  

1524  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1527  On January - 05 death of felix Manz, Swiss leader (executed) (b. 1498)  

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1588  Death of Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528) on this day in history.  

1589  On January - 05 catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69  

1592  On January - 05 willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75  

1595  On January - 05 ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies  

1603  Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1667  On this day in history death of antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740)  

1684  On this day in history claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44  

1713  Death of Jean Chardin, French explorer (b. 1643) on this day in history.  

1740  Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 on January - 05.  

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1759  Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1762  On this day in history elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS]  

1771  On January - 05 death of john Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (b. 1710)  

1783  On January - 05 friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday  

1788  On January - 05 johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85  

1796  On January - 05 samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64  

1807  On this day in history michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79  

1814  On this day in history johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72  

1823  On this day in history death of major George Johnston, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)  

1827  Frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1846  On January - 05 death of alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (b. 1812)  

1848  On January - 05 ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

1856  On January - 05 pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67  

1858  Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on January - 05.  

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  

1560  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer  

1587  On this day in history birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)  

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal  

1596  On January - 05 birth of henry Lawes, English composer  

1614  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)  

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer