Famous Deaths In April - 01

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on April - 01.  

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)  

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1205  On this day in history amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies  

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on April - 01.  

1548  On this day in history sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81  

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

1611  On April - 01 death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72  

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.  

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1682  On April - 01 death of franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian Catholic archbishop (b. 1625)  

1734  Louis Lully, composer, dies at 69 on April - 01.  

1787  On this day in history death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)  

1791  Death of Richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743) on this day in history.  

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

1807  On this day in history louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69  

1814  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian general/cartographer, dies at 87 on April - 01.  

1830  On this day in history carl Borromaus Neuner, composer, dies at 51  

1832  Robert the Hermit, US ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies on this day in history.  

1839  On April - 01 death of benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757)  

1865  Death of Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (b. 1797) on April - 01.  

1866  On April - 01 aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98  

1869  Anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1870  On April - 01 patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98  

1872  Death of Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) on April - 01.  

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

1890  Death of David Wilber, American politician (b. 1820) on this day in history.  

1901  On April - 01 francois M Raoult, Fren physicist/chemist (Law of Raoult), dies at 70  

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

1914  On this day in history rube Waddell, baseballer, dies at 37 of TB  

1915  Johann Joseph Abert, composer, dies at 82 on April - 01.  

1916  On this day in history death of gabrielle Petit, Belgian resistance fighter, executed  

1917  On April - 01 scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48  

1918  On this day in history karl Fritjof Valentin, composer, dies at 64  

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1220  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)  

1283  On April - 01 birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)  

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)  

1578  On April - 01 birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)  

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on April - 01.  

1582  On April - 01 birth of thomas Simpson, composer  

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

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on April - 01.