Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

0582  On this day in history 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 April - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

1419  On April - 05 death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

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 April - 05.   

1617  Death of Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555) on April - 05.   

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  On this day in history 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  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  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 this day in history.   

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

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  On April - 05 death of georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34   

1811  Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on this day in history.   

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 April - 05 wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

1884  John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on April - 05.   

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

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

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

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

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 April - 05.   

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

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

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

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

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)