Famous Deaths In March - 05

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.   

1291  On March - 05 death of sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated   

1534  On this day in history death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1574  On March - 05 philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  On March - 05 don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70   

1605  On March - 05 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69   

1611  Death of Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1533) on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history death of ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1569)   

1625  On March - 05 james I (VI), king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58   

1644  On this day in history louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73   

1695  Death of Henry Wharton, English writer (b. 1664) on this day in history.   

1726  On this day in history death of evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician   

1732  On March - 05 joseph-Francois Salomon, composer, dies at 82   

1770  On March - 05 death of crispus Attuks, slave, is 1st of 5 killed during Boston Massacre   

1776  Death of Yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1694) on March - 05.   

1778  Thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67 on March - 05.   

1795  On this day in history josef Reicha, composer, dies at 42   

1815  Death of Franz Mesmer, Austrian developer of hypnotism (b. 1734) on this day in history.   

1827  Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (made 1st battery), dies at 82 on March - 05.   

1829  Death of John Adams, last surviving HMS Bounty mutineer (b. 1766) on this day in history.   

1849  Death of David Scott, Scottish painter (b. 1806) on March - 05.   

1853  Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1873  Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer, dies at 34 on March - 05.   

1876  On this day in history marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], Fren author, dies at 70   

1883  Death of Marius Barbeau, French Canadian ethnographer and folklorist (b. 1969) on this day in history.   

1893  Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian, dies at 64 on March - 05.   

1895  On this day in history nikolai Leskow, writer, dies at 64   

1903  On March - 05 death of george Francis Robert Henderson, British soldier (b. 1854)   

1904  Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at 71 on March - 05.   

1907  Death of Friedrich Blass, German classical scholar (b. 1843) on this day in history.   

1919  Jozef Surzynski, composer, dies at 67 on March - 05.   

1926  On March - 05 death of clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (b. 1841)   

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1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on this day in history.   

1324  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) was born on this day in history.   

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on March - 05.   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history birth of john Coke, English politician (d. 1644)   

1574  On March - 05 birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) was born on March - 05.   

1585  On this day in history birth of john George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)