Famous Deaths Happened In May - 05

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on May - 05.   

0984  On May - 05 death of gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia   

1028  On May - 05 alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on this day in history.   

1219  On this day in history death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies on May - 05.   

1504  Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 on May - 05.   

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on May - 05.   

1582  On this day in history charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies   

1586  On May - 05 death of henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529)   

1604  Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 on May - 05.   

1613  On this day in history johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66   

1672  Death of Samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609) on May - 05.   

1678  Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79   

1705  On May - 05 leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64   

1766  On May - 05 death of jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)   

1786  On this day in history pedro III, King of Portugal, dies   

1801  On May - 05 philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74   

1808  Death of Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) on May - 05.   

1811  Death of Robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734) on this day in history.   

1821  On May - 05 napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena   

1827  On this day in history frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76   

1831  On May - 05 friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65   

1837  On May - 05 niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85   

1840  On May - 05 gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67   

1855  On May - 05 death of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)   

1859  On this day in history peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53   

1864  Alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44 on this day in history.   

1875  Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1885  Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1886  Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61 on May - 05.   

1892  On this day in history jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80   

1896  On May - 05 death of silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)   

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0867  Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931) was born on May - 05.   

1210  On May - 05 birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

1352  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  On this day in history birth of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)   

1546  On this day in history birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)   

1557  On May - 05 birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  On this day in history birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on May - 05.