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  On this day in history 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  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  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  Death of Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529) on May - 05.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

1801  Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74 on May - 05.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1210  On this day in history 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  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on May - 05.  

1557  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on May - 05.  

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.