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

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

1270  On this day in history 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  On April - 05 death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  On April - 05 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)   

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

1649  John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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 April - 05.   

1697  On April - 05 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  On April - 05 j Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66   

1732  On April - 05 johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52   

1735  On this day in history 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 April - 05 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1907  On April - 05 anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65   

1908  On this day in history gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55   

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 this day in history.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on April - 05.   

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

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

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

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

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

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