Famous Deaths In April - 25

0068  Death of Saint Mark, the first Pope of Alexandria and the founder of Christianity in Africa on this day in history.  

0974  On April - 25 ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84  

1265  On this day in history death of roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, English crusader  

1295  On this day in history sancho IV, the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/Leon, dies  

1342  Benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies on April - 25.  

1472  On April - 25 leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies  

1482  Margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies on April - 25.  

1516  Death of John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467) on this day in history.  

1566  Diane de Poitiers, lover of French King Henry II, dies on April - 25.  

1595  On April - 25 torquato Tasso, Italian poet/playwright, dies at 51  

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1605  Death of Naresuan, King of Siam (b. 1555) on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history don Juan Alvarez, Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle  

1635  Alessandro Tassoni, Ital political writer (Rape of Bucket), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1647  Matthias Gallas, Austrian earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna, dies at 62 on April - 25.  

1660  Death of Henry Hammond, English churchman (b. 1605) on this day in history.  

1663  On this day in history heinrich Pape, composer, dies at 53  

1690  On this day in history david Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79  

1728  John Woodward, geologist/physician, dies on this day in history.  

1740  Death of Shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699) on this day in history.  

1744  On April - 25 anders Celsius, Swed astronomer (Centegrade Thermometer), dies at 42  

1770  On this day in history death of jean-Antoine Nollet, French abbot and physicist (b. 1700)  

1792  On this day in history johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer, dies at 54  

1800  William Cowper, English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1808  On this day in history alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66  

1822  Frederick "William" Herschel, German/British astronomer, dies at 83 on April - 25.  

1828  John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman, dies at 64 on April - 25.  

1840  Death of Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (b. 1781) on April - 25.  

1845  Thomas Duncan, painter, dies on April - 25.  

1853  William Beaumont, physiologist, dies on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history charles Ferguson Smith, US Union Gen-Maj, dies of infection at 55  

1873  Walter de la Mare, Engl poet/author (Behold the Dreamer), dies at 43 on April - 25.  

1878  On April - 25 death of anna Sewell, English author (b. 1820)  

1891  Death of Nathaniel Woodard, English educationalist (b. 1811) on April - 25.  

1892  Death of Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (b. 1840) on this day in history.  

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0032  Marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on this day in history.  

1214  Louis IX, King of France (1226-70) was born on April - 25.  

1228  Koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king (1237-54) was born on April - 25.  

1228  On this day in history birth of conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254)  

1284  Edward II, King of England (1307-27) was born on this day in history.  

1287  On April - 25 birth of roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (d. 1330)  

1502  On this day in history birth of georg Major, German Protestant theologian (d. 1574)  

1567  On this day in history birth of aurelio Signoretti, composer