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  Death of Duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265) on this day in history.   

1412  Death of Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) on April - 02.   

1416  On April - 02 ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52   

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

1507  On April - 02 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 this day in history ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48   

1705  On this day in history johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59   

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 this day in history.   

1754  On April - 02 death of thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686)   

1758  Johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1784  Pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74 on April - 02.   

1787  On this day in history death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)   

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

1801  On this day in history death of thomas Dadford Junior, British canal engineer (b. circa 1761)   

1803  Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56 on April - 02.   

1817  Death of Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740) on April - 02.   

1827  On this day in history death of ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. 1776)   

1831  On April - 02 charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74   

1845  On April - 02 death of philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1763)   

1852  Theodor Althaus, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1865  Death of Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39 on this day in history.   

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

1876  On this day in history 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  On April - 02 death of esther Morris, suffragist and first female American judge (b. 1814)   

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 April - 02.   

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

1565  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)   

1602  On this day in history birth of maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan   

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

1628  Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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