Famous Deaths In April - 02

1118  On April - 02 boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies  

1272  On this day in history death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)  

1335  On this day in history death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)  

1412  On this day in history death of ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)  

1416  Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on this day in history.  

1507  On this day in history death of francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)  

1640  Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1657  Ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1705  On April - 02 johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59  

1720  Death of Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647) on April - 02.  

1742  On this day in history death of james Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)  

1747  Johann J Dillenius, German botanist, dies at 63 on April - 02.  

1754  On this day in history death of thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686)  

1758  Johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1784  On this day in history pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74  

1787  On this day in history death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)  

1791  Death of Mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749) on April - 02.  

1801  On this day in history death of thomas Dadford Junior, British canal engineer (b. circa 1761)  

1803  On April - 02 hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56  

1817  On this day in history death of johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740)  

1827  Death of Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. 1776) on this day in history.  

1831  On this day in history charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74  

1845  On April - 02 death of philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1763)  

1852  On this day in history theodor Althaus, writer, dies  

1865  On April - 02 death of ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39  

1872  Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 on April - 02.  

1876  Paul van Vlissingen, Dutch ship owner, dies at 78 on April - 02.  

1890  Marinus FAG Campbell, bibliographer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dut baron/genealogist, dies at 79  

1902  Death of Esther Morris, suffragist and first female American judge (b. 1814) on April - 02.  

1910  Death of Boyd Alexander, English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37 on April - 02.  

1914  Death of Paul von Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1830) on this day in history.  

1922  Death of Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (b. 1884) on this day in history.  

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1348  On this day in history birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)  

1565  On April - 02 birth of cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)  

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan was born on this day in history.  

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on this day in history.  

1628  Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born on April - 02.  

1632  On April - 02 birth of georg Caspar Weckler, composer  

1653  Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

1711  Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) was born on this day in history.