Famous Deaths In April - 02

1118  On this day in history 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 April - 02.  

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 April - 02.  

1507  Death of Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416) on April - 02.  

1640  On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45  

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

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 April - 02.  

1742  On April - 02 death of james Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)  

1747  Johann J Dillenius, German botanist, dies at 63 on April - 02.  

1754  Death of Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1791  Death of Mirabeau, French statesman (b. 1749) on April - 02.  

1801  Death of Thomas Dadford Junior, British canal engineer (b. circa 1761) on this day in history.  

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

1817  On April - 02 death of johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740)  

1827  Death of Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. 1776) on April - 02.  

1831  On April - 02 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  On April - 02 theodor Althaus, writer, dies  

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

1872  Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

1890  Marinus FAG Campbell, bibliographer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dut baron/genealogist, dies at 79  

1902  On this day in history 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 April - 02.  

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  Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385) was born on April - 02.  

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

1602  On April - 02 birth of maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan  

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on this day in history.  

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

1632  On April - 02 birth of georg Caspar Weckler, composer  

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 April - 02.