Famous Deaths In February - 05

0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

1520  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  On this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

1591  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

1658  On this day in history maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on February - 05.   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1738  Georg Reidel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1745  Coelestin Praelisauer, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75   

1758  Bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1766  On February - 05 death of leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)   

1775  Death of Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692) on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history death of william Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)   

1807  On February - 05 pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80   

1812  On this day in history franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74   

1822  Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

1825  On February - 05 pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64   

1831  On February - 05 death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29   

1838  On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62   

1867  Salomon Munk, published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies on this day in history.   

1881  Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on this day in history.   

1888  Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history death of emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807)   

1897  On this day in history hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42   

1907  On February - 05 ludwig Thuille, composer, dies at 45   

1911  On this day in history petrus A Cronjé, Transvaal Boer general, dies   

1915  Death of Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) on this day in history.   

1917  Paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41 on February - 05.   

1919  Vasili V Rozanov, Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1922  James William Tate, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1924  On February - 05 alexis Hollander, composer, dies at 83   

1926  Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69 on February - 05.   

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.   

1519  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.   

1589  On February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.