Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05
Friday, 19 December 2025
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 this day in history. 

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 April - 05 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 April - 05. 

1617 On April - 05 death of alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555) 

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

1673 On April - 05 death of francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 

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

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

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 April - 05. 

1723 J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 on April - 05. 

1732 Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

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 April - 05. 

1820 On this day in history henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81 

1871 Georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05. 

1878 On April - 05 wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 

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

1896 John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history. 

1900 Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on April - 05. 

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 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. 

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