Famous Deaths In May - 14

0347  On this day in history 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  On May - 14 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 14.  

1669  On May - 14 death of georges de Scudéry, French writer (b. 1601)  

1688  Death of Antoine Furetière, French writer (b. 1619) on May - 14.  

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

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

1801  On May - 14 johann Ernst Altenburg, composer, dies at 66  

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

1820  On this day in history paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43  

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

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

1847  Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1860  On this day in history death of ludwig Bechstein, German writer (b. 1801)  

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 May - 14.  

1873  Death of Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797) on this day in history.  

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

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 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 May - 14.  

1904  Richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

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1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on May - 14.  

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.  

1553  On May - 14 birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)  

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

1666  On this day in history 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 May - 14.