Famous Deaths In May - 05

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on May - 05.  

0984  On this day in history 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 May - 05 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  Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies on this day in history.  

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)  

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1604  Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 on May - 05.  

1613  Johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66 on May - 05.  

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  Jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79 on May - 05.  

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

1766  On May - 05 death of jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)  

1786  On May - 05 pedro III, King of Portugal, dies  

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

1808  On May - 05 death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1831  On May - 05 friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1886  On this day in history joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61  

1892  On this day in history jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80  

1896  On this day in history death of silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)  

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

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  On May - 05 birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)  

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