Famous Deaths Happened In May - 14

0347  Pachomius: Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (coenobieten),   

0649  Theodore: Greek pope (642-49) (excommunicated by paul ii),   

0964  John xii: [octavianus], pope (955-64),   

1470  Charles viii of sweden: Charles viii of sweden (b. 1409)   

1565  Nicolaus von amsdorf: German reform theologist,   

1574  Guru amar das: Third sikh guru (b. 1479)   

1608  Charles iii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1543)   

1610  Henry iv: 1st bourbon-king of france (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56   

1643  Louis xiii: King of france (1610-43),   

1649  Friedrich spanheim: Dutch theologian (b. 1600)   

1669  Georges de scudéry: French writer (b. 1601)   

1688  Antoine furetière: French writer (b. 1619)   

1726  John b wellekens: Poet/painter (wedding guests),   

1742  Dominique marie valet: French rc/old-catholic bishop,   

1754  Pierre-claude nivelle de la chaussée: French writer (b. 1692)   

1761  Thomas simpson: English mathematician (rule of simpson),   

1801  Johann ernst altenburg: Composer,   

1818  Matthew gregory lewis: English novelist (b. 1775)   

1820  Paul friedrich struck: Composer,   

1832  John van speijk: Dutch heroic sailor, buried   

1833  Johann wilhelm cornelius von konigslow: Composer,   

1847  Fanny cacilia mendelssohn hensel: Composer,   

1860  Ludwig bechstein: German writer (b. 1801)   

1863  Emile racine gauthier prudent: Composer,   

1864  William n green jr: Union brig-general,   

1870  Ramon vilanova y barrera: Composer,   

1873  Gideon brecher: Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797)   

1877  John roberts: Composer,   

1878  Ookubo toshimichi: Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the meiji restoration (b. 1830)   

1887  Lysander spooner: American philosopher (b. 1808)   

1889  Volney e. howard: American politician (b. 1809)   

1893  Earnest e kummer: German mathematician (surface of kummer),   

1904  Richard hol: Dutch composer/organist/conductor,   

1906  Carl schurz: German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)   

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1316  Charles iv: King of bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)   

1316  Charles iv: Holy roman emperor   

1553  Margaret of valois: Wife of henry iv   

1652  Johann philipp fortsch: Composer   

1666  Victor amadeus ii of sardinia: Victor amadeus ii of sardinia (d. 1732)   

1679  Peder [nielsen] horrebow: Danish astronomer   

1686  Daniel gabriel fahrenheit: Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [ns=5/24]   

1699  Hans joachim von zieten: Prussian field marshal