Famous Deaths Happened In May - 05

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

0984  On this day in history death of gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia   

1028  On May - 05 alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  On May - 05 kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies   

1219  On this day in history death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  On this day in history charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

1504  On this day in history anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82   

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies   

1586  Death of Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529) on this day in history.   

1604  On May - 05 claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71   

1613  On this day in history johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66   

1672  On May - 05 death of samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609)   

1678  On this day in history anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70   

1702  On this day in history jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79   

1705  Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1766  On May - 05 death of jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)   

1786  On May - 05 pedro III, King of Portugal, dies   

1801  Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)   

1811  On May - 05 death of robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734)   

1821  Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena on May - 05.   

1827  On May - 05 frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76   

1831  Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1837  Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67   

1855  On this day in history death of sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)   

1859  On this day in history peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53   

1864  Alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44 on May - 05.   

1875  On May - 05 jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71   

1885  Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 on May - 05.   

1886  Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80   

1896  On May - 05 death of silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)   

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0867  On May - 05 birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  On May - 05 birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on this day in history.   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on May - 05.   

1546  On this day in history birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)   

1557  On May - 05 birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on this day in history.   

1657  On May - 05 birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer