Famous Deaths In April - 01

1085  On this day in history death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)  

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

1204  On April - 01 eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81  

1205  On April - 01 amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies  

1528  On April - 01 death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer  

1548  On April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81  

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on this day in history.  

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on April - 01.  

1621  On this day in history death of cristofano Allori, Italian painter (b. 1577)  

1637  Death of Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (b. 1571) on April - 01.  

1682  On this day in history death of franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian Catholic archbishop (b. 1625)  

1734  On April - 01 louis Lully, composer, dies at 69  

1787  On April - 01 death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)  

1791  On April - 01 death of richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743)  

1799  On April - 01 narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52  

1807  Louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1814  On April - 01 jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian general/cartographer, dies at 87  

1830  Carl Borromaus Neuner, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1832  Robert the Hermit, US ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies on April - 01.  

1839  On this day in history death of benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757)  

1865  On this day in history death of giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (b. 1797)  

1866  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98 on April - 01.  

1869  Anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69 on April - 01.  

1870  Patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on this day in history.  

1872  On April - 01 death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)  

1878  On this day in history eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56  

1890  On this day in history death of david Wilber, American politician (b. 1820)  

1901  Francois M Raoult, Fren physicist/chemist (Law of Raoult), dies at 70 on April - 01.  

1910  Andreas Aschenbach, German painter/engraver, dies at 94 on this day in history.  

1914  On April - 01 rube Waddell, baseballer, dies at 37 of TB  

1915  On April - 01 johann Joseph Abert, composer, dies at 82  

1916  On April - 01 death of gabrielle Petit, Belgian resistance fighter, executed  

1917  Scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1918  Karl Fritjof Valentin, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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1220  On April - 01 birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)  

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on April - 01.  

1543  On April - 01 birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)  

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on April - 01.  

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

1582  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer  

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.  

1640  On April - 01 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)