Famous Deaths In January - 05

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

1066  On this day in history edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

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

1400  On January - 05 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 January - 05.   

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

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

1527  On January - 05 death of felix Manz, Swiss leader (executed) (b. 1498)   

1588  Death of Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528) on this day in history.   

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  Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1667  Death of Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740) on January - 05.   

1684  On January - 05 claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44   

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

1740  On this day in history antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1759  On January - 05 thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79   

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

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  Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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  Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on January - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

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

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

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

1614  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

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