Famous Deaths In May - 14

0347  On May - 14 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 this day in history nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies   

1574  Death of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479) on this day in history.   

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 May - 14.   

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.   

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  On May - 14 john B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies   

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  Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50 on May - 14.   

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

1860  On May - 14 death of ludwig Bechstein, German writer (b. 1801)   

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 May - 14.   

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

1878  On May - 14 death of ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (b. 1830)   

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

1889  On this day in history 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  On May - 14 death of carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)   

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1316  On May - 14 birth of charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)   

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

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  On May - 14 birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)   

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

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

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.