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

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

1425  On this day in history death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned  

1448  On this day in history death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)  

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.  

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

1588  Death of Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528) on January - 05.  

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

1592  On this day in history willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75  

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

1603  On this day in history pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73  

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

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

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  On January - 05 anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53  

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

1762  On January - 05 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS]  

1771  Death of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (b. 1710) on January - 05.  

1783  Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday on this day in history.  

1788  On this day in history johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85  

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

1827  On January - 05 frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63  

1846  On this day in history 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  On January - 05 johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91  

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1209  On this day in history 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  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