Famous Deaths Happened In May - 05

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

0984  On this day in history 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  On this day in history kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies   

1219  On May - 05 death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies on this day in history.   

1504  Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1582  Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies on May - 05.   

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  On this day in history death of samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609)   

1678  Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 on May - 05.   

1702  On May - 05 jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79   

1705  Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64 on May - 05.   

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  Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1811  Death of Robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734) on May - 05.   

1821  Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena on this day in history.   

1827  On May - 05 frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76   

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

1837  Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1840  Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1855  Death of Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786) on this day in history.   

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

1864  On May - 05 alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44   

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

1885  On May - 05 lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73   

1886  On May - 05 joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61   

1892  On May - 05 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  On this day in history birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  On this day in history birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

1352  On May - 05 birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on this day in history.   

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.