Famous Deaths In June - 05

0535  On June - 05 death of epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople  

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 this day in history 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  On June - 05 death of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)  

1383  Death of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) on this day in history.  

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

1568  On this day in history death of lamoraal, earl of Egmont/prince of Gavere, beheaded  

1625  On June - 05 orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41  

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1667  On June - 05 pietro Sforza, Italian theologist (Assertiones Theologicae), dies  

1688  On this day in history 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 June - 05.  

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

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

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

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  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 June - 05.  

1866  Death of John McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (b. 1815) on June - 05.  

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 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 June - 05.  

1906  On this day in history death of karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (b. 1842)  

1908  Luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71 on June - 05.  

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  On this day in history birth of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555)  

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 June - 05.  

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

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