Famous Deaths In April - 05

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

0828  On April - 05 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  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  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  On this day in history john Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61  

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 this day in history william Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies  

1693  On April - 05 anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65  

1695  George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

1712  On this day in history john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63  

1717  On this day in history death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)  

1723  On April - 05 j Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66  

1732  Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1878  On this day in history wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87  

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

1896  On this day in history john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66  

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 this day in history.  

1908  Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on April - 05.  

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

1921  On this day in history 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 April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer  

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

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

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on April - 05.