Famous Deaths In April - 05

0582  On this day in history 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  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on this day in history.  

1531  On this day in history death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop  

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.  

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

1676  Death of John Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606) on this day in history.  

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  George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 on April - 05.  

1697  On this day in history 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  Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on April - 05.  

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

1900  On April - 05 comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle  

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  Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1921  On April - 05 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  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.  

1523  On this day in history 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 April - 05.  

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

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.