Famous Deaths Happened In May - 24

1144  Petronella: Wife of earl floris ii the vette of holland/regent,   

1153  David i: King of scotland,   

1351  Abu al-hasan 'ali: Sultan of morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  Taejo of joseon: Ruler of korea (b. 1335)   

1425  Murdoch stewart: 2nd duke of albany, scottish politician (b. 1362)   

1456  Ambroise de loré: French military commander (b. 1396)   

1543  Nicolas copernicus: Astronomer,   

1612  Robert cecil: 1st earl of salisbury/pm (1598-1612),   

1665  Maria de jesus de agreda [maria coronel]: Spanish franciscans,   

1669  Pieter cuypers: South neth lawyer,   

1670  Ferdinand ii: Ruler of toscane,   

1696  Albertine agnes: Princess of orange-nassau,   

1725  Jonathan wild: English criminal (b. 1682)   

1734  Georg ernst stahl: German physician and chemist (b. 1660)   

1749  Graf valentin potocki: Polish nobleman   

1751  William hamilton: Of gilbertsfield, poet,   

1762  Joseph umstatt: Composer,   

1773  Jan zach: Composer,   

1792  George brydges: 1st baron rodney/admiral,   

1804  Simon style: Fries medical/writer,   

1806  John campbell: 5th duke of argyll, british field marshal (b. 1723)   

1826  Friedrich fesca: Composer,   

1831  Benjamin carr: Composer,   

1843  Sylvestre françois lacroix: French mathematician (b. 1765)   

1844  William crockford: Clubman/gambler,   

1850  Jane porter: Novelist (scottish chiefs),   

1851  Stanko vraz: [jakob frass], slavic poet (grammatica),   

1861  Elmer ellsworth: Us warrior (chicago zouaves), shot to death at 23   

1871  Francisco salvador daniel: Composer,   

1872  Julius schnorr von carolsfeld: Painter,   

1876  Henry kingsley: English/australian writer,   

1879  William lloyd garrison: Abolitionist (liberator),   

1881  Samuel palmer: Landscape painter,   

1883  Abdel kadir: Algerian leader (b. 1808)   

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1522  John jewel: English bishop   

1544  William gilbert: Essex england, physicist (researcher into magnetism)   

1605  Nikon: [nikita minin], patriarch of russian-orthodox church   

1610  Giovanni battista chinelli: Composer   

1616  John maitland: Duke of lauderdale   

1619  Philips wouwerman(s): Dutch painter   

1650  John churchill: 1st duke of marlborough, english general strategist   

1671  Gian gastone de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany