Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

0535  John: [mercurius], italian pope (533-35),   

0685  Benedict ii: Italian pope (683-85),   

1192  Duke ottokar iv of styria: Duke ottokar iv of styria (b. 1163)   

1278  Emperor duanzong of china: Emperor duanzong of china (b. 1268)   

1319  Haakon v: King of norway (1299-1319),   

1473  John stafford: 1st earl of wiltshire, english politician (b. 1420)   

1538  Edward fox: English bishop   

1577  Viglius ab aytta zuichemus: Lawyer/president (raad van state),   

1672  Jean-armand du peyrer: Comte de tréville and french officer (b. 1598)   

1684  Henri dumont: Composer,   

1725  John lovewell: Us indian fighter,   

1766  Samuel chandler: English non-conformist minister (b. 1693)   

1773  Ali bey: Egyptian mameluk head,   

1781  Richard jago: English poet (b. 1715)   

1785  Pietro longhi: Painter,   

1788  Giovanni antonio scopoli: Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723)   

1794  Antoine-laurent lavoisier: Chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined   

1809  Augustin pajou: French sculptor (bachante),   

1818  Franz ignaz kaa: Composer,   

1819  Kamehameha i: King of hawaii   

1829  Mauro giuseppe sergio pantaleo giuliani: Composer,   

1837  Alexander balashov: Russian general and statesman (b. 1770)   

1842  Jules dumont d'urville: French explorer (b. 1790)   

1844  Charles xiv johan: [jean b bernadotte], king of sweden/norway,   

1846  Giacomo cordella: Composer,   

1853  Joannes p roothaan: 1st dutch lt col-gen of jesuits,   

1864  James samuel wadsworth: Gen-mjr (union),   

1873  John stuart mill: Great empiricist philosopher,   

1876  Truganini: Last originating tasmanian,   

1880  Gustave flaubert: French novelist (b. 1821)   

1885  Pavel krizkovsky: Composer,   

1887  Alexander ulyanov: Brother of lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar   

1891  Helena petrovina blavatsky: Russian theosophist,   

1894  Klara fey: German orch leaser (die kleinen betrachtungen),   

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1326  Joanna i of auvergne: Queen of france   

1460  Frederick i: Margrave of brandenburg-ansbach   

1492  Andreas alciatus: [giovanni andrea-alciato], italian lawyer   

1521  Peter canisius: [pieter de hondt/kanijs], jesuit/saint   

1527  Johann walter: Composer   

1587  Victor amadeus i: Duke of savoy   

1592  Francis quarles: English poet (argalus & parthenia, emblems)   

1622  Claes rålamb: Swedish statesman