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  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)  

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

1531  On this day in history death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop  

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 April - 05.  

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 April - 05.  

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

1684  William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies on this day in history.  

1693  Anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65 on April - 05.  

1695  On April - 05 george Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61  

1697  On April - 05 charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41  

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

1717  On April - 05 death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)  

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

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

1811  Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on April - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1878  On April - 05 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 April - 05.  

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

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

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

1918  On this day in history paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73  

1921  Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58 on April - 05.  

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1288  On April - 05 birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)  

1472  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer  

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

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