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  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)  

1258  On April - 05 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  On this day in history death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)  

1617  Death of Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555) on April - 05.  

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

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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  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 April - 05.  

1712  On April - 05 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63  

1717  On April - 05 death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)  

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

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

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

1878  On this day in history wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87  

1884  On this day in history john Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies  

1896  On April - 05 john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66  

1900  Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

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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  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 this day in history.  

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

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)  

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