Famous Deaths Happened In May - 14

0347  On May - 14 pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies   

0649  Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies on this day in history.   

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

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.   

1565  On May - 14 nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies   

1574  On this day in history death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)   

1608  Death of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) on May - 14.   

1610  On this day in history death of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56   

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 this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history death of georges de Scudéry, French writer (b. 1601)   

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  On May - 14 dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64   

1754  Death of Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (b. 1692) on May - 14.   

1761  On this day in history thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50   

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

1818  On this day in history death of matthew Gregory Lewis, English novelist (b. 1775)   

1820  Paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1832  On May - 14 death of john van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried   

1833  On May - 14 johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88   

1847  On May - 14 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 May - 14 william N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies   

1870  Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69 on May - 14.   

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

1877  John Roberts, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 May - 14.   

1904  Richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor, dies at 78 on May - 14.   

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  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

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

1652  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer   

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 May - 14.   

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