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 May - 05.  

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  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  On May - 05 death of henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529)  

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

1678  On this day in history anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70  

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

1705  Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1786  Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies on May - 05.  

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

1808  On May - 05 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  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 May - 05.  

1837  On this day in history niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85  

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

1855  Death of Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786) on this day in history.  

1859  On May - 05 peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53  

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

1875  On May - 05 jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71  

1885  On this day in history lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73  

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  Death of Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839) on May - 05.  

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0867  On May - 05 birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)  

1210  On this day in history birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)  

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on May - 05.  

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  On May - 05 birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer