Famous Deaths Happened In May - 14

0347  On this day in history pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies   

0649  Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies on May - 14.   

0964  On this day in history john XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies   

1470  On May - 14 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)   

1565  On this day in history nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies   

1574  On this day in history death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)   

1608  On this day in history death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)   

1610  On this day in history death of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56   

1643  Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history death of friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (b. 1600)   

1669  Death of Georges de Scudéry, French writer (b. 1601) on this day in history.   

1688  Death of Antoine Furetière, French writer (b. 1619) on May - 14.   

1726  John B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies on May - 14.   

1742  On May - 14 dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64   

1754  Death of Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (b. 1692) on this day in history.   

1761  On May - 14 thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50   

1801  Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer, dies at 66 on May - 14.   

1818  Death of Matthew Gregory Lewis, English novelist (b. 1775) on May - 14.   

1820  Paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43 on May - 14.   

1832  Death of John van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried on May - 14.   

1833  Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88 on May - 14.   

1847  Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41 on May - 14.   

1860  Death of Ludwig Bechstein, German writer (b. 1801) on this day in history.   

1863  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 14 william N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies   

1870  On May - 14 ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69   

1873  On this day in history death of gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797)   

1877  On May - 14 john Roberts, composer, dies at 54   

1878  Death of Ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (b. 1830) on May - 14.   

1887  On this day in history death of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)   

1889  Death of Volney E. Howard, American politician (b. 1809) on May - 14.   

1893  On May - 14 earnest E Kummer, German mathematician (surface of Kummer), dies at 83   

1904  On May - 14 richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor, dies at 78   

1906  On May - 14 death of carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)   

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1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on May - 14.   

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

1553  On May - 14 birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)   

1652  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer   

1666  Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on May - 14.   

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1686  Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24] was born on this day in history.   

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.