Famous Deaths Happened 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  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  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 this day in history frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62   

1582  On this day in history charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies   

1586  On this day in history death of henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529)   

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

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

1672  On this day in history death of samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609)   

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  Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64 on May - 05.   

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

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  On this day in history death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)   

1811  On this day in history death of robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734)   

1821  On this day in history 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  On this day in history gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67   

1855  On May - 05 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  Alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44 on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71   

1885  On May - 05 lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73   

1886  Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61 on May - 05.   

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

1896  On this day in history 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 May - 05.   

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

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on May - 05.   

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

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

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