Famous Deaths In January - 05

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on this day in history.   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on January - 05.   

1387  On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  On this day in history death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  On this day in history death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1524  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1527  Death of Felix Manz, Swiss leader (executed) (b. 1498) on January - 05.   

1588  Death of Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528) on January - 05.   

1589  On this day in history catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69   

1592  On January - 05 willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75   

1595  On this day in history ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies   

1603  Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73 on January - 05.   

1667  On January - 05 death of antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740)   

1684  Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44 on January - 05.   

1713  Death of Jean Chardin, French explorer (b. 1643) on January - 05.   

1740  On January - 05 antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

1746  On this day in history anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53   

1759  Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1762  On January - 05 elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS]   

1771  Death of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (b. 1710) on this day in history.   

1783  On January - 05 friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday   

1788  On this day in history johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85   

1796  On this day in history samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

1807  Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1814  On January - 05 johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72   

1823  On this day in history death of major George Johnston, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)   

1827  Frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63 on January - 05.   

1846  On January - 05 death of alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (b. 1812)   

1848  On this day in history ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73   

1856  Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91   

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer   

1587  On this day in history birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on January - 05.   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on January - 05.   

1661  On January - 05 birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer