Famous Deaths In May - 14

0347  On this day in history pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies  

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

0964  On May - 14 john XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies  

1470  On May - 14 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)  

1565  On May - 14 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 May - 14.  

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

1643  Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43), dies at 41 on May - 14.  

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

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1669  Death of Georges de Scudéry, French writer (b. 1601) on May - 14.  

1688  On May - 14 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  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 this day in history.  

1818  Death of Matthew Gregory Lewis, English novelist (b. 1775) on May - 14.  

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

1832  Death of John van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried on May - 14.  

1833  On this day in history johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88  

1847  On this day in history fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 May - 14.  

1887  On May - 14 death of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)  

1889  On May - 14 death of volney E. Howard, American politician (b. 1809)  

1893  Earnest E Kummer, German mathematician (surface of Kummer), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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 May - 14.  

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

1316  On May - 14 birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)  

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on May - 14.  

1652  On May - 14 birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer  

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

1679  On May - 14 birth of peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer  

1686  Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24] was born on May - 14.  

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on May - 14.