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 this day in history.  

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

1252  On this day in history peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45  

1348  On this day in history petrarch's Laura, dies of plague  

1362  Death of Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle on this day in history.  

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 this day in history matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, dies  

1520  Raphael [Sanzio], artist (Sistine Madonna), dies on his 37th birthday on this day in history.  

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

1551  Joachim Vadianus, Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1571  On April - 06 death of john Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician  

1590  Francis Walsingham, English secretary of state, dies at about 57 on this day in history.  

1593  Death of Henry Barrow, English puritian/Congressionalist, hanged on this day in history.  

1605  John Stow, British historian, dies on April - 06.  

1655  Death of David Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591) on this day in history.  

1686  Death of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman (b. 1614) on this day in history.  

1707  On this day in history willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73  

1755  Death of Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690) on April - 06.  

1779  Tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52 on April - 06.  

1782  Rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90 on April - 06.  

1805  On April - 06 lorenz Justinian Ott, composer, dies at 56  

1817  Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer, dies at 78 on April - 06.  

1822  On this day in history franz Xaver Partsch, composer, dies at 62  

1825  Death of Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (b. 1757) on this day in history.  

1829  Niels H Able, Norwegian mathematician (infinite series), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history death of adamantios Korais, Greek humanist scholar (b. 1748)  

1838  Jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74 on April - 06.  

1854  William Strickland, US architect, dies on April - 06.  

1862  On April - 06 adley Hogan Gladden, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 51  

1865  On April - 06 john Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36  

1883  On April - 06 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  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on April - 06.  

1632  Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649) was born on April - 06.  

1651  André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on April - 06.  

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

1664  Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.  

1671  On April - 06 birth of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)