Famous Deaths In October - 05

0578  On this day in history justinus II, Byzantine emperor (565-78), dies  

1056  On this day in history henry III, RC German King (1039-56), dies  

1111  Robrecht II of Jerusalem, Count of Flanders (1st Crusader), dies on October - 05.  

1112  On October - 05 death of sigebert of Gembloux, French chronicler  

1285  Philippe III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85), dies on October - 05.  

1399  Raymundus of Capua, Italian general, dies on October - 05.  

1496  Ferdinand II, king of Naples, dies on this day in history.  

1528  On this day in history death of richard Foxe, English churchman  

1557  On this day in history il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter, dies at 63  

1564  Death of Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer on October - 05.  

1565  Death of Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (b. 1522) on this day in history.  

1606  Death of Philippe Desportes, French poet (b. 1546) on this day in history.  

1631  Arabella Holles, wife of English politician Thomas Wentworth, dies on this day in history.  

1707  On this day in history daniel Speer, composer, dies at 71  

1714  Death of Kaibara Ekiken, Japanese philosopher (b. 1630) on this day in history.  

1740  Death of Johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (b. 1721) on this day in history.  

1763  August III, king of Poland, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1777  On October - 05 death of ján Andrej Segner, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704)  

1787  Thomas Stone, US attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44 on October - 05.  

1791  On October - 05 death of grigori Potemkin, Russian statesman (b. 1739)  

1799  Antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet (O Hissope), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1805  On October - 05 death of charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British general (b. 1738)  

1813  On October - 05 etienne Ozi, composer, dies at 58  

1837  On October - 05 hortense de Beauharnais, French queen of Neth (1806-10), dies at 54  

1848  Death of Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781) on October - 05.  

1861  Death of Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish bishop (b. 1778) on October - 05.  

1867  On October - 05 thomas Taglichsbeck, composer, dies at 67  

1880  On October - 05 death of jacques Offenbach, German-born composer (b. 1819)  

1892  On this day in history bill Powers, US member of Daltonbende, dies  

1899  Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer, dies at 57 on October - 05.  

1911  Charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1913  On October - 05 death of hans von Bartels, German painter (b. 1856)  

1915  Jose Maria Usandizaga, composer, dies at 28 on October - 05.  

1918  Roland Garros, French stunt flyer, dies on this day in history.  

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1458  Kazimierz de Saint, Polish ruler/saint was born on October - 05.  

1609  Paul Fleming, writer was born on this day in history.  

1626  Johann Schop, composer was born on October - 05.  

1641  On this day in history birth of françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of King Louis XIV of France (d. 1707)  

1658  Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.  

1684  On this day in history birth of johann Jacob de Neufville, composer  

1695  John Glas, Scottish minister (d. 1773) was born on October - 05.  

1703  On October - 05 birth of jonathan Edwards, US, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin)