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  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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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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 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 this day in history.  

1705  On this day in history 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  On May - 05 pedro III, King of Portugal, dies  

1801  Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1808  Death of Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) on this day in history.  

1811  Death of Robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734) on May - 05.  

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 May - 05.  

1831  On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65  

1837  On May - 05 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 May - 05.  

1859  On this day in history peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53  

1864  On May - 05 alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44  

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)  

1557  On this day in history 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.