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 June - 05 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 June - 05.  

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 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  

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 this day in history.  

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 June - 05 death of frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (b. 1718)  

1816  On June - 05 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 June - 05 carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, composer (Oberon), dies at 39  

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 June - 05 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 this day in history jacobus J Cremer, painter/author (Betuwsche Novellen), dies at 52  

1885  On June - 05 julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80  

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

1898  Death of Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian Shoemaker on June - 05.  

1900  Stephen Crane, author (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 28 on this day in history.  

1902  Death of Louis J. Weichmann, chief witness in the trial of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1842) on June - 05.  

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

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

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

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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 this day in history.  

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1646  On this day in history birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)  

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