Famous Deaths In May - 05

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on this day in history.  

0984  Death of Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71  

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

1672  Death of Samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609) on this day in history.  

1678  On this day in history anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70  

1702  On this day in history jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79  

1705  Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64 on May - 05.  

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 May - 05.  

1808  On this day in history death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)  

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

1821  Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena on this day in history.  

1827  Frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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 May - 05.  

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 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 May - 05.  

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

1892  Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1896  Death of Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839) on May - 05.  

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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 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  On May - 05 birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)  

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on May - 05.