Famous Deaths In April - 05

0582  On April - 05 death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)  

0828  On this day in history nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77  

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.  

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies  

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

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.  

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

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on this day in history.  

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

1649  John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61 on April - 05.  

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

1676  On this day in history death of john Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606)  

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

1697  On this day in history charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41  

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

1717  Death of Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) on this day in history.  

1723  J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 on April - 05.  

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

1735  On April - 05 death of william Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657)  

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 April - 05 robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies  

1820  On April - 05 henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81  

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

1878  On April - 05 wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87  

1884  John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1907  Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65 on April - 05.  

1908  Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1918  On April - 05 paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73  

1921  Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.  

1472  On this day in history birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)  

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

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

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

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.