Famous Deaths Happened In January - 05

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

1066  On this day in history edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

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 January - 05.   

1465  On this day in history death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43   

1524  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73 on January - 05.   

1527  On this day in history death of felix Manz, Swiss leader (executed) (b. 1498)   

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

1589  On this day in history 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  Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies on January - 05.   

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

1667  Death of Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740) on January - 05.   

1684  Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44 on January - 05.   

1713  On this day in history death of jean Chardin, French explorer (b. 1643)   

1740  On January - 05 antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on January - 05.   

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 this day in history death of john Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (b. 1710)   

1783  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday   

1788  Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on January - 05.   

1796  On this day in history samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

1807  Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1814  Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72 on January - 05.   

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 January - 05.   

1846  On this day in history death of alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (b. 1812)   

1848  Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1856  Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

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

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1592  On January - 05 birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

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

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on January - 05.   

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