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  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on this day in history.  

1258  On this day in history 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  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.  

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on this day in history.  

1617  On this day in history death of alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555)  

1649  On this day in history john Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61  

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1673  Death of Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 on this day in history.  

1676  On April - 05 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  On this day in history anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65  

1695  On April - 05 george Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61  

1697  On April - 05 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  Death of Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) on this day in history.  

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

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

1735  Death of William Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657) on April - 05.  

1765  On April - 05 edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81  

1794  Death of Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 on this day in history.  

1811  Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on April - 05.  

1820  On April - 05 henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81  

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

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 this day in history.  

1900  Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on April - 05.  

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

1908  On April - 05 gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55  

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

1921  Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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1288  On April - 05 birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)  

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 this day in history 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  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

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