Famous Deaths In April - 02

1118  Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies on April - 02.  

1272  On this day in history death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)  

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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48  

1705  Johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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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 April - 02.  

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

1784  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. 1776) on this day in history.  

1831  Charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1845  On this day in history death of philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1763)  

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  Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 on April - 02.  

1876  Paul van Vlissingen, Dutch ship owner, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history 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 April - 02.  

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

1914  On April - 02 death of paul von Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1830)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 April - 02.