Famous Deaths In April - 05

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.  

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on this day in history.  

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  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on April - 05.  

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  On April - 05 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  

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

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 this day in history.  

1693  Anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 April - 05.  

1712  John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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

1732  On April - 05 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 this day in history.  

1794  Death of Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 on April - 05.  

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

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

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

1878  Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1907  Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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

1921  On April - 05 alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58  

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)  

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 April - 05.  

1588  On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)  

1595  On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer  

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

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.