Famous Deaths In April - 02

1118  On April - 02 boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies  

1272  Death of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209) on this day in history.  

1335  On this day in history death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)  

1412  Death of Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) on this day in history.  

1416  Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on this day in history.  

1507  On this day in history death of francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)  

1640  Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on April - 02.  

1657  On April - 02 ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48  

1705  Johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59 on April - 02.  

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1720  Death of Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647) on April - 02.  

1742  Death of James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675) on this day in history.  

1747  Johann J Dillenius, German botanist, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1754  Death of Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686) on April - 02.  

1758  On April - 02 johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67  

1784  Pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1787  Death of Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) on this day in history.  

1791  Death of Mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749) on this day in history.  

1801  On April - 02 death of thomas Dadford Junior, British canal engineer (b. circa 1761)  

1803  On this day in history hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56  

1817  On this day in history death of johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740)  

1827  Death of Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. 1776) on this day in history.  

1831  On this day in history charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74  

1845  Death of Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1763) on April - 02.  

1852  Theodor Althaus, writer, dies on April - 02.  

1865  Death of Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39 on April - 02.  

1872  On April - 02 samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80  

1876  On April - 02 paul van Vlissingen, Dutch ship owner, dies at 78  

1890  On April - 02 marinus FAG Campbell, bibliographer, dies at 70  

1892  Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dut baron/genealogist, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1902  Death of Esther Morris, suffragist and first female American judge (b. 1814) on this day in history.  

1910  Death of Boyd Alexander, English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37 on April - 02.  

1914  On this day in history death of paul von Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1830)  

1922  On this day in history death of hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (b. 1884)  

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1348  On April - 02 birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)  

1565  Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan was born on April - 02.  

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on April - 02.  

1628  Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born on April - 02.  

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1653  Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708) was born on April - 02.  

1711  On April - 02 birth of jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)