Famous Deaths In April - 05

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

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on April - 05.  

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.  

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on April - 05.  

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies  

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

1531  On this day in history 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  Death of Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555) on this day in history.  

1649  John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61 on April - 05.  

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

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  On this day in history anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65  

1695  On this day in history 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  On April - 05 death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)  

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

1732  On this day in history johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52  

1735  On April - 05 death of william Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657)  

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  On April - 05 robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies  

1820  On this day in history henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81  

1871  On April - 05 georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66  

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

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 this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65  

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

1918  On this day in history 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  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.  

1472  On April - 05 birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)  

1523  On April - 05 birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)  

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.  

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.  

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.  

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on April - 05.  

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