Famous Deaths In June - 05

0535  Death of Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.  

0754  On June - 05 boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79  

1017  On this day in history death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)  

1118  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester on this day in history.  

1288  Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle on June - 05.  

1296  On June - 05 death of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)  

1383  On June - 05 death of dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324)  

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on June - 05.  

1568  On June - 05 death of lamoraal, earl of Egmont/prince of Gavere, beheaded  

1625  Orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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1667  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist (Assertiones Theologicae), dies on this day in history.  

1688  On June - 05 death of constantine Phaulkon, Greek adventurer (b. 1667)  

1716  Death of Roger Cotes, English mathematician (b. 1682) on June - 05.  

1722  Johann Kuhnau, composer, dies at 62 on June - 05.  

1738  Death of Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (b. 1659) on June - 05.  

1785  On this day in history gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71  

1791  Death of Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (b. 1718) on June - 05.  

1816  On June - 05 giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Serva Padrona), dies at 76  

1825  Death of Odysseas Androutsos, hero in the Greek War of Independence on this day in history.  

1826  On this day in history carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, composer (Oberon), dies at 39  

1852  Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1861  On June - 05 john Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle  

1864  On this day in history william Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Conf brig-gen, dies in battle at 39  

1866  On June - 05 death of john McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (b. 1815)  

1868  Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1880  Jacobus J Cremer, painter/author (Betuwsche Novellen), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1885  Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1894  On June - 05 immanuel Faisst, composer, dies at 70  

1898  On June - 05 death of salvatore Ferragamo, Italian Shoemaker  

1900  Stephen Crane, author (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 28 on June - 05.  

1902  On June - 05 death of louis J. Weichmann, chief witness in the trial of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1842)  

1906  On June - 05 death of karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (b. 1842)  

1908  On this day in history luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71  

1910  Death of O. Henry, American author (b. 1862) on this day in history.  

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1341  On June - 05 birth of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402)  

1493  Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555) was born on June - 05.  

1523  Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  

1554  Elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592) was born on June - 05.  

1640  On June - 05 birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)  

1646  On this day in history birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)  

1660  On June - 05 birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)