Famous Deaths In April - 05

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on April - 05.   

0828  On this day in history nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.   

1419  On April - 05 death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  On April - 05 death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on April - 05.   

1617  Death of Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555) on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history john Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61   

1673  On this day in history death of francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72   

1676  On April - 05 death of john Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606)   

1684  On this day in history william Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies   

1693  On this day in history anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65   

1695  On April - 05 george Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61   

1697  On this day in history charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41   

1712  On April - 05 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63   

1717  On this day in history death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)   

1723  J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1732  Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1735  Death of William Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657) on April - 05.   

1765  Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1794  Death of Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 on April - 05.   

1811  Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on this day in history.   

1820  Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1871  Georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1878  Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on April - 05.   

1884  On April - 05 john Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies   

1896  On this day in history john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66   

1900  Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1907  On April - 05 anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65   

1908  Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1918  Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73 on April - 05.   

1921  On this day in history alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58   

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  On April - 05 birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.   

1588  On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.