Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

0582  On April - 05 death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On this day in history nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on April - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1531  On April - 05 death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

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

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  Death of Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 on April - 05.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 April - 05.   

1765  On April - 05 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  On this day in history robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies   

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

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  Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1908  On April - 05 gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55   

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 April - 05 birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.   

1588  On April - 05 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 April - 05.   

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

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