Famous Deaths Happened In May - 05

0311  On May - 05 gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50   

0984  Death of Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia on May - 05.   

1028  On this day in history alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  On this day in history 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  Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies on May - 05.   

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 May - 05.   

1582  On May - 05 charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies   

1586  On May - 05 death of henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529)   

1604  Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1613  Johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1801  On May - 05 philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74   

1808  Death of Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) on May - 05.   

1811  On May - 05 death of robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734)   

1821  On May - 05 napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena   

1827  On this day in history 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  Death of Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786) on May - 05.   

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 May - 05.   

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

1892  Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80 on May - 05.   

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

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

1635  On this day in history birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

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