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  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on May - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

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)  

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

1613  On May - 05 johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66  

1672  Death of Samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609) on this day in history.  

1678  Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

1702  Jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1705  On May - 05 leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64  

1766  On this day in history death of jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)  

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

1801  On this day in history philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74  

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  On this day in history napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena  

1827  On May - 05 frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76  

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

1837  Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1840  Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67 on May - 05.  

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 May - 05.  

1864  On this day in history 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 May - 05.  

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

1886  Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)  

1210  King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) was born on May - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1557  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on this day in history.  

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

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