Famous Deaths In May - 05

0311  On this day in history gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50  

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

1028  Alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle on May - 05.  

1194  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on May - 05.  

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  On May - 05 frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62  

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)  

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1604  Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1613  Johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66 on May - 05.  

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 May - 05.  

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

1705  Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1766  On this day in history death of jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)  

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

1801  On this day in history philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74  

1808  On this day in history death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)  

1811  On this day in history death of robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734)  

1821  On this day in history napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena  

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

1831  On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65  

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

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

1855  On this day in history death of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)  

1859  Peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

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

1892  Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

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0867  On May - 05 birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)  

1210  King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) was born on this day in history.  

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on May - 05.  

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on May - 05.  

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on May - 05.  

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 May - 05.