Famous Deaths Happened In May - 05

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on May - 05.   

0984  Death of Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia on this day in history.   

1028  On this day in history alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on this day in history.   

1219  Death of King Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150) on this day in history.   

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

1504  On May - 05 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  Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies on May - 05.   

1586  On May - 05 death of henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529)   

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  Death of Samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609) on May - 05.   

1678  Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1702  Jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64   

1766  Death of Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684) on this day in history.   

1786  Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies on May - 05.   

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

1808  On May - 05 death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)   

1811  On this day in history death of robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734)   

1821  Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76   

1831  On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65   

1837  Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85 on May - 05.   

1840  Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67 on May - 05.   

1855  Death of Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786) on May - 05.   

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

1864  On this day in history alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44   

1875  Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73   

1886  On May - 05 joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61   

1892  On May - 05 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  Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931) was born on this day in history.   

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

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on May - 05.   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on May - 05.   

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

1635  On this day in history birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

1657  On this day in history birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer