Famous Deaths In June - 05

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

0754  On this day in history boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79  

1017  Death of Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976) on June - 05.  

1118  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester  

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

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

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

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

1568  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

1785  On June - 05 gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71  

1791  Death of Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (b. 1718) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Conf brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on this day in history.  

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

1868  On June - 05 anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73  

1880  On this day in history jacobus J Cremer, painter/author (Betuwsche Novellen), dies at 52  

1885  On this day in history julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80  

1894  Immanuel Faisst, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

1906  Death of Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (b. 1842) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1523  On June - 05 birth of margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)  

1553  On this day in history birth of bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617)  

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

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