Famous Deaths In May - 14

0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on May - 14.  

0649  On May - 14 theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies  

0964  John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies on May - 14.  

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 this day in history death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)  

1608  On this day in history death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)  

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  On May - 14 death of friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (b. 1600)  

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1669  Death of Georges de Scudéry, French writer (b. 1601) on this day in history.  

1688  On May - 14 death of antoine Furetière, French writer (b. 1619)  

1726  On this day in history john B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies  

1742  On this day in history dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64  

1754  On May - 14 death of pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (b. 1692)  

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

1801  Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer, dies at 66 on May - 14.  

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

1820  Paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43 on May - 14.  

1832  On this day in history death of john van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried  

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

1847  On May - 14 fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41  

1860  Death of Ludwig Bechstein, German writer (b. 1801) on May - 14.  

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

1864  William N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies on May - 14.  

1870  Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1873  Death of Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797) on May - 14.  

1877  On this day in history john Roberts, composer, dies at 54  

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

1887  Death of Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808) on May - 14.  

1889  On this day in history death of volney E. Howard, American politician (b. 1809)  

1893  On this day in history earnest E Kummer, German mathematician (surface of Kummer), dies at 83  

1904  On May - 14 richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor, dies at 78  

1906  On May - 14 death of carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)  

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1316  On this day in history birth of charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)  

1316  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)  

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.  

1652  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on this day in history.  

1666  Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.  

1679  On this day in history birth of peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer  

1686  Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24] was born on this day in history.  

1699  On May - 14 birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)