Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

0582  On this day in history 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 April - 05.   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On April - 05 ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  On this day in history death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  On April - 05 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 this day in history.   

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.   

1673  On this day in history death of francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72   

1676  Death of John Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606) on April - 05.   

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  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  Death of Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) on April - 05.   

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  Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on April - 05.   

1794  On this day in history death of georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34   

1811  Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 05.   

1896  John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.   

1900  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

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

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

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.