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

1400  On January - 05 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 January - 05.  

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

1477  On this day in history 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  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  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 January - 05 ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies  

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

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

1684  On January - 05 claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44  

1713  On January - 05 death of jean Chardin, French explorer (b. 1643)  

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

1746  On this day in history anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53  

1759  On this day in history thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79  

1762  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] on January - 05.  

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

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

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

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

1823  On January - 05 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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.  

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

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

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on this day in history.  

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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