Famous Deaths In May - 05

0311  On May - 05 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  On this day in history kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies  

1219  Death of King Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150) on this day in history.  

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

1504  On this day in history anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82  

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 this day in history.  

1586  Death of Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529) on this day in history.  

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1604  On May - 05 claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71  

1613  On May - 05 johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66  

1672  Death of Samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609) on this day in history.  

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  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 May - 05 pedro III, King of Portugal, dies  

1801  Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65 on May - 05.  

1837  Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85 on May - 05.  

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 May - 05.  

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

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

1885  On this day in history 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  Death of Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839) on May - 05.  

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

1210  King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) was born on May - 05.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1557  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on this day in history.  

1635  On May - 05 birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)  

1657  On this day in history birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer