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  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82   

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1586  Death of Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529) on May - 05.   

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

1613  On this day in history 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 May - 05.   

1702  On May - 05 jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79   

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  Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies on May - 05.   

1801  On this day in history 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  Frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76 on May - 05.   

1831  Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65 on May - 05.   

1837  On this day in history niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85   

1840  On this day in history 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 May - 05.   

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

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

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 May - 05.   

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

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on May - 05.   

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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