Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

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

1565  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies on May - 14.  

1574  Death of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479) on May - 14.  

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

1610  On May - 14 death of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56  

1643  On May - 14 louis XIII, king of France (1610-43), dies at 41  

1649  On May - 14 death of friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (b. 1600)  

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

1688  Death of Antoine Furetière, French writer (b. 1619) on this day in history.  

1726  John B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies on this day in history.  

1742  Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1761  Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history johann Ernst Altenburg, composer, dies at 66  

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  Death of John van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1863  On May - 14 emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46  

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

1889  Death of Volney E. Howard, American politician (b. 1809) on May - 14.  

1893  On May - 14 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 this day in history 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  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on May - 14.  

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

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on this day in history.  

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

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