Famous Deaths In April - 05

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on April - 05.  

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on April - 05.  

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on this day in history.  

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on April - 05.  

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.  

1419  On this day in history death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)  

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on April - 05.  

1605  On this day in history death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)  

1617  On April - 05 death of alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555)  

1649  On this day in history john Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61  

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1673  Death of Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 on this day in history.  

1676  Death of John Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606) on this day in history.  

1684  William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies on April - 05.  

1693  On April - 05 anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65  

1695  George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1697  Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1712  On April - 05 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63  

1717  Death of Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) on April - 05.  

1723  On this day in history j Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66  

1732  Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on April - 05.  

1735  Death of William Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657) on April - 05.  

1765  On this day in history edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81  

1794  On April - 05 death of georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34  

1811  Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on this day in history.  

1820  Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81 on April - 05.  

1871  On this day in history georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66  

1878  Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on April - 05.  

1884  On April - 05 john Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies  

1896  John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.  

1900  Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65  

1908  Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on April - 05.  

1918  Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1921  On this day in history alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58  

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.  

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.  

1523  On April - 05 birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)  

1588  On April - 05 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)  

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.  

1598  On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer  

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on April - 05.  

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)