Famous Deaths Happened In May - 09

1079  Stanislaus: Polish bishop of cracow, murdered   

1280  Magnus vi lagaboeter: King of norway (1263-80),   

1315  Hugh v: Duke of burgundy (b. 1282)   

1443  Niccolo d'albergati: Italian cardinal,   

1446  Mary of enghien: Queen of naples (b. 1368)   

1460  Jean lavite: Atrechts painter,   

1474  Peter van hagenbach: Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

1590  Karel "cardinal" van bourbon: Archbishop of rouen,   

1657  William bradford: Governor (plymouth colony, mass),   

1667  Marie louise de gonzague-nevers: French queen of poland (1645-48)   

1688  Frederick william: Great elector of brandenburg,   

1707  Dietrich buxtehude: German organist/composer,   

1745  Tomaso antonio vitali: Composer,   

1747  John dalrymple: 2nd earl of stair, scottish soldier and diplomat (b. 1673)   

1760  Nikolaus ludwig und pottendorf: Austrian composer,   

1785  Franz xaver schnitzer: Composer,   

1790  William clingan: American delegate to the continental congress   

1791  Francis hopkinson: Us writer/music/lawyer,   

1799  Claude-benigne balbastre: Composer,   

1805  Friedrich schiller: Writer,   

1822  Charles duquesnoy: Composer,   

1850  Louis-joseph gay-lussac: Chemist/physicist,   

1853  Johann philipp samuel schmidt: Composer,   

1861  Peter ernst von lasaulx: German philosopher and writer (b. 1805)   

1864  "uncle" john sedgwick: Us union general-major,   

1880  Johann hermann berens: Composer,   

1884  Hermanus w witteveen: Theologist,   

1889  William s. harney: U.s. general (b. 1800)   

1903  Rudolf serkin: Bohemian/us pianist,   

1905  Ernst pauer: Composer,   

1914  C.w. post: American food manufacturer (b. 1854)   

1915  François faber: Luxembourgish cyclist (b. 1887)   

1918  George coÅŸbuc: Romanian poet (b. 1866)   

1926  Joseph mallaby dent: Publisher,   

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1147  Minamoto no yoritomo: Japanese shogun   

1265  Dante alighieri: Italian poet (divina commedia)   

1596  Abraham van diepenbeeck: Painter   

1738  John pindar: [peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni paisiello: Italian composer (barber of seville)   

1783  Alexander ross: Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  James pollard espy: Penns, meteorologist (philosphy of storms)   

1793  Johannes c de jonge: Dutch historian/archivist