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Famous Deaths In April - 27
Friday, 24 May 2013
1076 On this day in history willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies Share it »
1124 On this day in history alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies Share it »
1404 Philip, the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 62 on this day in history. Share it »
1521 Death of Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50 on this day in history. Share it »
1599 Death of Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538) on this day in history. Share it »
1605 Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69 on this day in history. Share it »
1613 Death of Robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit (b. 1532) on this day in history. Share it »
1625 Death of Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (b. 1553) on this day in history. Share it »
1656 Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65 on this day in history. Share it »
1682 On this day in history theodorus III, czar of Russia (1676-82), dies Share it »
1694 Johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at 25 on this day in history. Share it »
1695 On this day in history sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, [Asbaje], Mexican poetress/nun, dies at 44 Share it »
1702 On this day in history jean Bart, French capt/sea hero (Escape out of Plymouth), dies at 51 Share it »
1758 On this day in history jan Francisci, composer, dies at 66 Share it »
1764 On this day in history jaime de Casellas, composer, dies at 73 Share it »
1782 On this day in history death of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (b. 1710) Share it »
1794 On this day in history william Jones, British Orientalist/jurist, dies at 47 Share it »
1813 Zebulon M Pike, US explorer (Pike's Peak), dies in battle at 34 on this day in history. Share it »
1871 On this day in history sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer, dies at 59 Share it »
1872 Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70 on this day in history. Share it »
1873 On this day in history death of william Charles Macready, English actor (b. 1793) Share it »
1881 Ludwig A Benedek, Austrian general, dies at 76 on this day in history. Share it »
1882 Ralph Waldo Emerson, US poet (Representive Men), dies on this day in history. Share it »
1893 On this day in history john Murray Corse, US general (Union), dies on his 58th birthday Share it »
1896 Death of Henry Parkes, known as the Father of Federation (b. 1815) on this day in history. Share it »
1901 On this day in history richard Redhead, composer, dies at 81 Share it »
1902 Julius Sterling Morton, who started Arbor Day, dies at 72 on this day in history. Share it »
1915 On this day in history alexander N Skriabin, Russ pianist/composer (Prometheus), dies at 43 Share it »
1932 On this day in history death of harold "Heart" Crane, US poet (Bridge), commits suicide at 32 Share it »
1936 Frederik A Stoett, linguist (Dutch Proverbs), dies at 72 on this day in history. Share it »
1937 On this day in history antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist, dies at 46 Share it »
1938 On this day in history edmond Rubbens, Belgian minister to Colonies, dies at 44 Share it »
1941 Death of Penelope Delta, Greek author (b. 1874) on this day in history. Share it »
1950 Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history. Share it »
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