Famous Deaths In June - 05

0535  Death of Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople on June - 05.   

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

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

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  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 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 this day in history.   

1852  Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer, dies at 45 on June - 05.   

1861  John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle on June - 05.   

1864  On June - 05 william Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Conf brig-gen, dies in battle at 39   

1866  On this day in history death of john McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (b. 1815)   

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

1880  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1910  On June - 05 death of o. Henry, American author (b. 1862)   

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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  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  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 this day in history.   

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on June - 05.   

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.