Famous Deaths Happened In March - 05

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

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on this day in history.   

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 March - 05.   

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

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

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

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1611  Death of Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1533) on March - 05.   

1622  Death of Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1569) on this day in history.   

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

1644  On March - 05 louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73   

1695  On this day in history death of henry Wharton, English writer (b. 1664)   

1726  Death of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician on this day in history.   

1732  Joseph-Francois Salomon, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1770  On this day in history 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  On March - 05 thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67   

1795  Josef Reicha, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history death of franz Mesmer, Austrian developer of hypnotism (b. 1734)   

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  On March - 05 georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat, dies at 75   

1873  On March - 05 marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer, dies at 34   

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

1883  On March - 05 death of marius Barbeau, French Canadian ethnographer and folklorist (b. 1969)   

1893  Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1895  Nikolai Leskow, writer, dies at 64 on March - 05.   

1903  Death of George Francis Robert Henderson, British soldier (b. 1854) on March - 05.   

1904  On this day in history alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at 71   

1907  On March - 05 death of friedrich Blass, German classical scholar (b. 1843)   

1919  On this day in history jozef Surzynski, composer, dies at 67   

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  On this day in history birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

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

1512  On this day in history birth of gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

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

1574  On this day in history birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  On March - 05 birth of johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

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