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 June - 05 death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)  

1118  On June - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester  

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

1296  Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245) on this day in history.  

1383  Death of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) on June - 05.  

1443  On this day in history ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies  

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 June - 05.  

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1667  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist (Assertiones Theologicae), dies on June - 05.  

1688  Death of Constantine Phaulkon, Greek adventurer (b. 1667) on this day in history.  

1716  On this day in history death of roger Cotes, English mathematician (b. 1682)  

1722  On June - 05 johann Kuhnau, composer, dies at 62  

1738  On June - 05 death of isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (b. 1659)  

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

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

1816  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Serva Padrona), dies at 76 on June - 05.  

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

1826  Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, composer (Oberon), dies at 39 on June - 05.  

1852  On June - 05 tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer, dies at 45  

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  On June - 05 jacobus J Cremer, painter/author (Betuwsche Novellen), dies at 52  

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

1894  Immanuel Faisst, composer, dies at 70 on June - 05.  

1898  On this day in history 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  Death of Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (b. 1842) on June - 05.  

1908  On June - 05 luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71  

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

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1341  On this day in history birth of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402)  

1493  On June - 05 birth of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555)  

1523  Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573) was born on June - 05.  

1553  On June - 05 birth of bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617)  

1554  Elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.  

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

1646  Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.  

1660  On this day in history birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)