Famous Deaths 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  Alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1194  On May - 05 kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies  

1219  On May - 05 death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)  

1309  On this day in history 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  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on May - 05.  

1582  On May - 05 charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies  

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 May - 05.  

1702  Jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1705  On May - 05 leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64  

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 May - 05 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 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  Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history death of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)  

1859  On May - 05 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  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  On May - 05 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  Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931) was born on May - 05.  

1210  On this day in history birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)  

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on this day in history.  

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

1546  On May - 05 birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)  

1557  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on May - 05.  

1635  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on this day in history.  

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