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  On April - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)  

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

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

1419  On April - 05 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history john Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61  

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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 April - 05.  

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

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 April - 05.  

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  On April - 05 johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52  

1735  Death of William Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657) on this day in history.  

1765  Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on April - 05.  

1794  Death of Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 on April - 05.  

1811  On April - 05 robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies  

1820  Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81 on April - 05.  

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

1878  Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on April - 05.  

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

1896  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.  

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 April - 05 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)  

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

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.  

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

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)