Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on April - 05.   

1419  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1649  On April - 05 john Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61   

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  Anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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  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 April - 05.   

1732  Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on April - 05.   

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

1811  On this day in history robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies   

1820  Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66   

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

1884  On April - 05 john Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies   

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  Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55   

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)