Famous Deaths In April - 06

0885  On this day in history methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies  

0912  Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 on this day in history.  

1147  Death of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090) on April - 06.  

1199  On this day in history richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41  

1252  Peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45 on April - 06.  

1348  On April - 06 petrarch's Laura, dies of plague  

1362  Death of Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle on April - 06.  

1472  Pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies on April - 06.  

1489  On April - 06 death of hans Waldmann, Swiss military/mayor (Zurich), beheaded  

1490  On April - 06 matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, dies  

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1520  On April - 06 raphael [Sanzio], artist (Sistine Madonna), dies on his 37th birthday  

1528  On this day in history albrecht Durer, German painter/graphic artist, dies in Germany at 56  

1551  On April - 06 joachim Vadianus, Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen, dies at 66  

1571  Death of John Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician on this day in history.  

1590  On April - 06 francis Walsingham, English secretary of state, dies at about 57  

1593  On this day in history death of henry Barrow, English puritian/Congressionalist, hanged  

1605  John Stow, British historian, dies on this day in history.  

1655  On this day in history death of david Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591)  

1686  Death of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman (b. 1614) on April - 06.  

1707  Willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73 on April - 06.  

1755  On April - 06 death of richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690)  

1779  On April - 06 tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52  

1782  Rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1805  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1817  On April - 06 bonaventura Furlanetto, composer, dies at 78  

1822  On April - 06 franz Xaver Partsch, composer, dies at 62  

1825  Death of Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (b. 1757) on April - 06.  

1829  Niels H Able, Norwegian mathematician (infinite series), dies at 26 on April - 06.  

1833  Death of Adamantios Korais, Greek humanist scholar (b. 1748) on April - 06.  

1838  On this day in history jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74  

1854  On April - 06 william Strickland, US architect, dies  

1862  Adley Hogan Gladden, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 51 on April - 06.  

1865  John Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36 on April - 06.  

1883  On this day in history death of benjamin Wright Raymond, American politician (b. 1801)  

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1483  Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina) was born on this day in history.  

1613  On this day in history birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)  

1631  On April - 06 birth of vincenzo De Grandis, composer  

1632  Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history birth of andré Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)  

1660  On this day in history birth of johann Kuhnau, composer  

1664  On this day in history birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)  

1671  Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) was born on April - 06.