Famous Deaths In May - 14

0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on this day in history.  

0649  On this day in history theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies  

0964  John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies on this day in history.  

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)  

1565  On this day in history nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies  

1574  On May - 14 death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)  

1608  Death of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) on this day in history.  

1610  Death of Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 on this day in history.  

1643  On this day in history louis XIII, king of France (1610-43), dies at 41  

1649  Death of Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (b. 1600) on May - 14.  

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1669  On May - 14 death of georges de Scudéry, French writer (b. 1601)  

1688  On this day in history death of antoine Furetière, French writer (b. 1619)  

1726  John B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies on May - 14.  

1742  Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64 on May - 14.  

1754  Death of Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (b. 1692) on this day in history.  

1761  On May - 14 thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50  

1801  On May - 14 johann Ernst Altenburg, composer, dies at 66  

1818  Death of Matthew Gregory Lewis, English novelist (b. 1775) on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43  

1832  Death of John van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried on this day in history.  

1833  Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88 on May - 14.  

1847  Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1860  Death of Ludwig Bechstein, German writer (b. 1801) on this day in history.  

1863  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history william N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies  

1870  On this day in history ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69  

1873  On this day in history death of gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797)  

1877  On May - 14 john Roberts, composer, dies at 54  

1878  Death of Ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (b. 1830) on this day in history.  

1887  On this day in history death of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)  

1889  Death of Volney E. Howard, American politician (b. 1809) on this day in history.  

1893  Earnest E Kummer, German mathematician (surface of Kummer), dies at 83 on May - 14.  

1904  On this day in history richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor, dies at 78  

1906  Death of Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829) on this day in history.  

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1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on this day in history.  

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on May - 14.  

1553  On May - 14 birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)  

1652  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on May - 14.  

1666  Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on May - 14.  

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on May - 14.  

1686  On May - 14 birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]  

1699  On this day in history birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)