Famous Deaths In May - 05

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on this day in history.  

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  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on this day in history.  

1219  On May - 05 death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)  

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

1504  On May - 05 anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82  

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

1678  Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 on May - 05.  

1702  On May - 05 jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79  

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 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  Death of Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) on May - 05.  

1811  Death of Robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734) on this day in history.  

1821  Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena on May - 05.  

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  On this day in history niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85  

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

1855  On May - 05 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 May - 05.  

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

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

1892  On this day in history jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80  

1896  Death of Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839) on this day in history.  

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0867  Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1557  On May - 05 birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty  

1635  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on May - 05.  

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.