Famous Deaths In April - 02

1118  On this day in history boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies  

1272  On April - 02 death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)  

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

1412  On this day in history death of ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)  

1416  Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 on April - 02.  

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

1507  Death of Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416) on this day in history.  

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

1657  Ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1705  On April - 02 johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59  

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1720  Death of Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647) on this day in history.  

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 April - 02.  

1754  On this day in history death of thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686)  

1758  On this day in history johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67  

1784  On April - 02 pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74  

1787  On April - 02 death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)  

1791  On April - 02 death of mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749)  

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

1803  On April - 02 hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56  

1817  Death of Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1763)  

1852  On this day in history theodor Althaus, writer, dies  

1865  On April - 02 death of ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39  

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  On April - 02 willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dut baron/genealogist, dies at 79  

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 this day in history.  

1914  Death of Paul von Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1830) on this day in history.  

1922  Death of Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (b. 1884) on this day in history.  

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1348  On this day in history birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)  

1565  Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) was born on April - 02.  

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan was born on this day in history.  

1618  On April - 02 birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)  

1628  On April - 02 birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer  

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on April - 02.  

1653  On April - 02 birth of prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)  

1711  Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) was born on this day in history.