Famous Deaths Happened 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  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on this day in history.   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

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

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on April - 05.   

1605  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1732  Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on April - 05.   

1735  On April - 05 death of william Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657)   

1765  On April - 05 edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81   

1794  On April - 05 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  On April - 05 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  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 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  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  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.   

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

1523  On this day in history birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

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 April - 05.   

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

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