Famous Deaths In May - 05

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

0984  On May - 05 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 May - 05 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 May - 05.  

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

1613  On this day in history johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66  

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  On this day in history leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64  

1766  Death of Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684) on May - 05.  

1786  On May - 05 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  On May - 05 death of robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734)  

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

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

1885  Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1886  On this day in history 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  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  On May - 05 birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)  

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

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

1657  On May - 05 birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer