Famous Deaths In January - 05

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.  

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies  

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 January - 05.  

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.  

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on January - 05.  

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

1524  On January - 05 marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73  

1527  Death of Felix Manz, Swiss leader (executed) (b. 1498) on January - 05.  

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1588  On January - 05 death of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)  

1589  Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1592  Willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75 on January - 05.  

1595  On this day in history ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies  

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

1667  On January - 05 death of antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740)  

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  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  On January - 05 thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79  

1762  On January - 05 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  Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday on January - 05.  

1788  Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

1807  On January - 05 michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79  

1814  Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1823  Death of Major George Johnston, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764) on January - 05.  

1827  On this day in history frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63  

1846  Death of Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (b. 1812) on January - 05.  

1848  On this day in history ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

1856  Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on January - 05.  

1858  On this day in history johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91  

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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  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer  

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.  

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 January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)  

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.