Famous Deaths In June - 05

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

0754  Boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1017  Death of Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976) on this day in history.  

1118  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester on June - 05.  

1288  On this day in history hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle  

1296  On this day in history death of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)  

1383  On this day in history death of dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324)  

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on this day in history.  

1568  Death of Lamoraal, earl of Egmont/prince of Gavere, beheaded on this day in history.  

1625  Orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41 on June - 05.  

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1667  On this day in history pietro Sforza, Italian theologist (Assertiones Theologicae), dies  

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

1716  Death of Roger Cotes, English mathematician (b. 1682) on this day in history.  

1722  Johann Kuhnau, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1738  On this day in history death of isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (b. 1659)  

1785  Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 on June - 05.  

1791  On this day in history death of frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (b. 1718)  

1816  On this day in history giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Serva Padrona), dies at 76  

1825  Death of Odysseas Androutsos, hero in the Greek War of Independence on June - 05.  

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  John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle on June - 05.  

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

1866  Death of John McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (b. 1815) on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73  

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 June - 05.  

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

1898  Death of Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian Shoemaker on this day in history.  

1900  On June - 05 stephen Crane, author (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 28  

1902  Death of Louis J. Weichmann, chief witness in the trial of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1842) on this day in history.  

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

1908  Luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1910  Death of O. Henry, American author (b. 1862) on June - 05.  

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1341  Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.  

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 June - 05.  

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on June - 05.  

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

1640  On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)  

1646  On June - 05 birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)  

1660  Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744) was born on June - 05.