Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

1194  On May - 05 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  On May - 05 charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

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

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71   

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

1672  On May - 05 death of samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609)   

1678  On May - 05 anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70   

1702  Jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79 on May - 05.   

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

1766  Death of Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684) on this day in history.   

1786  Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

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

1808  On May - 05 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  Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena on May - 05.   

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

1831  Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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

1855  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61   

1892  Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80 on May - 05.   

1896  On this day in history 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  King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) was born on this day in history.   

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on this day in history.   

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  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on May - 05.   

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

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