Famous Deaths Happened In May - 14

0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1649  Death of Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (b. 1600) on this day in history.   

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  John B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies on May - 14.   

1742  On this day in history dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64   

1754  On this day in history death of pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (b. 1692)   

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

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46   

1864  William N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.   

1870  On May - 14 ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69   

1873  Death of Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797) on May - 14.   

1877  John Roberts, composer, dies at 54 on May - 14.   

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  Death of Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808) on May - 14.   

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

1893  On this day in history earnest E Kummer, German mathematician (surface of Kummer), dies at 83   

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  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  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  On this day in history birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)