Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On April - 05 nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

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

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On April - 05 ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.   

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

1617  Death of Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555) on this day in history.   

1649  On April - 05 john Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61   

1673  On April - 05 death of francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72   

1676  On April - 05 death of john Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606)   

1684  On April - 05 william Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies   

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

1695  On this day in history george Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61   

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

1712  John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on April - 05.   

1717  On this day in history death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)   

1723  J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52   

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

1765  Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on April - 05.   

1794  On this day in history death of georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34   

1811  On this day in history robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies   

1820  On this day in history henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81   

1871  Georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.   

1878  On this day in history wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

1884  On this day in history john Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies   

1896  John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1900  Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on April - 05.   

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

1908  On April - 05 gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55   

1918  Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73 on April - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1472  On April - 05 birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.   

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on April - 05.