Famous Deaths Happened In May - 09

1079  Death of Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on May - 09.   

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1315  On this day in history death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)   

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on this day in history.   

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on this day in history.   

1474  On this day in history death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1657  William Bradford, Governor (Plymouth Colony, Mass), dies on May - 09.   

1667  On May - 09 death of marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48)   

1688  Frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68 on May - 09.   

1707  On this day in history dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69   

1745  On this day in history tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer, dies at 82   

1747  On this day in history death of john Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and diplomat (b. 1673)   

1760  On this day in history nikolaus Ludwig und Pottendorf, Austrian composer, dies at 59   

1785  On May - 09 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44   

1790  On May - 09 death of william Clingan, American delegate to the Continental Congress   

1791  On May - 09 francis Hopkinson, US writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53   

1799  Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1805  Friedrich Schiller, writer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1822  Charles Duquesnoy, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1850  Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac, chemist/physicist, dies on this day in history.   

1853  On May - 09 johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt, composer, dies at 73   

1861  On May - 09 death of peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. 1805)   

1864  "Uncle" John Sedgwick, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history johann Hermann Berens, composer, dies at 54   

1884  On May - 09 hermanus W Witteveen, theologist, dies at 69   

1889  On May - 09 death of william S. Harney, U.S. general (b. 1800)   

1903  Rudolf Serkin, Bohemian/US pianist, dies on this day in history.   

1905  On May - 09 ernst Pauer, composer, dies at 78   

1914  Death of C.W. Post, American food manufacturer (b. 1854) on May - 09.   

1915  Death of François Faber, Luxembourgish cyclist (b. 1887) on May - 09.   

1918  On May - 09 death of george CoÅŸbuc, Romanian poet (b. 1866)   

1926  On May - 09 joseph Mallaby Dent, publisher, dies   

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1147  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.   

1738  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  On May - 09 birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on May - 09.   

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on this day in history.   

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.