Famous Deaths Happened In January - 05

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on January - 05.   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.   

1524  On this day in history marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73   

1527  Death of Felix Manz, Swiss leader (executed) (b. 1498) on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history death of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)   

1589  On January - 05 catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69   

1592  On this day in history willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75   

1595  On January - 05 ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies   

1603  On this day in history pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73   

1667  Death of Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740) on this day in history.   

1684  On this day in history claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1713  On January - 05 death of jean Chardin, French explorer (b. 1643)   

1740  Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1746  On January - 05 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  Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday on this day in history.   

1788  Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1796  Samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64 on January - 05.   

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

1814  On this day in history johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72   

1823  Death of Major George Johnston, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764) on this day in history.   

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

1846  Death of Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (b. 1812) on this day in history.   

1848  Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1858  Johann JWAFK Radetzky von Radetz, Austr earl/field marshal, dies at 91 on January - 05.   

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1209  On this day in history birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on January - 05.   

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on this day in history.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.