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  On this day in history 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 this day in history james I (VI), king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58   

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  On March - 05 death of evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician   

1732  Joseph-Francois Salomon, composer, dies at 82 on March - 05.   

1770  Death of Crispus Attuks, slave, is 1st of 5 killed during Boston Massacre on March - 05.   

1776  On March - 05 death of yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1694)   

1778  On this day in history thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67   

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

1815  On March - 05 death of franz Mesmer, Austrian developer of hypnotism (b. 1734)   

1827  On this day in history alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (made 1st battery), dies at 82   

1829  Death of John Adams, last surviving HMS Bounty mutineer (b. 1766) on March - 05.   

1849  On March - 05 death of david Scott, Scottish painter (b. 1806)   

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  Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], Fren author, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1883  Death of Marius Barbeau, French Canadian ethnographer and folklorist (b. 1969) on March - 05.   

1893  On this day in history hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian, dies at 64   

1895  Nikolai Leskow, writer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1919  Jozef Surzynski, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history death of clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (b. 1841)   

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1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on March - 05.   

1324  On this day in history birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On this day in history birth of louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)   

1512  On March - 05 birth of gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1563  On March - 05 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 this day in history birth of johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

1585  John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.