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 April - 05.  

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies  

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.  

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.  

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.  

1605  On April - 05 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)  

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

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 April - 05.  

1676  On this day in history death of john Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606)  

1684  William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies on this day in history.  

1693  Anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1695  George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1697  Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 on April - 05.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1765  On this day in history edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81  

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  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 this day in history.  

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  Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1918  Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73 on April - 05.  

1921  Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58 on April - 05.  

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)  

1472  On April - 05 birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)  

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 this day in history.  

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