Famous Deaths In April - 01

1085  On April - 01 death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)  

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on April - 01.  

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

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

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on this day in history.  

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.  

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  Death of Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (b. 1571) on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52  

1807  Louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69 on April - 01.  

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 this day in history robert the Hermit, US ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies  

1839  Death of Benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757) on this day in history.  

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

1866  On this day in history aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98  

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 April - 01.  

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  Death of David Wilber, American politician (b. 1820) on April - 01.  

1901  Francois M Raoult, Fren physicist/chemist (Law of Raoult), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

1917  Scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48 on April - 01.  

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

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

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

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

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  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.