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 this day in history 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 this day in history death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer  

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 this day in history death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72  

1621  Death of Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (b. 1577) on this day in history.  

1637  On April - 01 death of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (b. 1571)  

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

1734  On this day in history louis Lully, composer, dies at 69  

1787  Death of Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) on this day in history.  

1791  On this day in history death of richard Butler American soldier (b. 1743)  

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

1807  On April - 01 louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69  

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

1830  Carl Borromaus Neuner, composer, dies at 51 on April - 01.  

1832  On April - 01 robert the Hermit, US ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies  

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

1865  Death of Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (b. 1797) on this day in history.  

1866  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98 on this day in history.  

1869  On April - 01 anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69  

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 April - 01.  

1901  On this day in history francois M Raoult, Fren physicist/chemist (Law of Raoult), dies at 70  

1910  On April - 01 andreas Aschenbach, German painter/engraver, dies at 94  

1914  Rube Waddell, baseballer, dies at 37 of TB on this day in history.  

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

1916  Death of Gabrielle Petit, Belgian resistance fighter, executed on April - 01.  

1917  On this day in history scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48  

1918  Karl Fritjof Valentin, composer, dies at 64 on April - 01.  

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.  

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on this day in history.  

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on April - 01.  

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)  

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

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on April - 01.  

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on April - 01.  

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