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May 4, 1405Died on Sunday May 5, 1405
Born on May 5
- 1210 » Afonso III of Portugal († 1279)
- 1282 » Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena († 1322)
- 1310 » Preczlaw of Pogarell, Cardinal and Bishop of Wrocław († 1376)
- 1352 » Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine († 1410)
- 1479 » Guru Amar Das, Indian 3rd Sikh Guru († 1574)
- 1504 » Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal († 1579)
- 1530 » Gabriel, comte de Montgomery, French nobleman († 1574)
- 1542 » Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire († 1623)
- 1582 » John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg († 1628)
- 1684 » Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, French wife of Adrien Maurice de Noailles († 1739)
Died on May 5
- 1243 » Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent, English justiciar (b. c. 1160)
- 1306 » Constantine Palaiologos, Byzantine general (b. 1261)
- 1309 » Charles II of Naples (b. 1254)
- 1316 » Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, daughter of King Edward I of England (b. 1282)
- 1338 » Prince Tsunenaga, son of the Japanese Emperor (b. 1324)
- 1380 » Saint Philotheos, Coptic martyr
- 1432 » Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola, Italian adventurer
- 1525 » Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (b. 1463)
- 1582 » Charlotte of Bourbon, Princess consort of Orange, married to William I of Orange (b. 1547)
- 1586 » Henry Sidney, Irish politician, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1405
- Graaf Willem VI (Beiers Huis) was from 1404 till 1417 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- July 11 » Ming admiral Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for the first time.
- November 17 » Sharif ul-Hāshim establishes the Sultanate of Sulu.