Famous Deaths In April - 06

0885  On April - 06 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  On this day in history death of frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090)  

1199  On April - 06 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  Petrarch's Laura, dies of plague on April - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

1489  Death of Hans Waldmann, Swiss military/mayor (Zurich), beheaded on this day in history.  

1490  Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.  

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

1528  On April - 06 albrecht Durer, German painter/graphic artist, dies in Germany at 56  

1551  Joachim Vadianus, Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen, dies at 66 on April - 06.  

1571  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of henry Barrow, English puritian/Congressionalist, hanged  

1605  On April - 06 john Stow, British historian, dies  

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 April - 06.  

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

1755  Death of Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690) on this day in history.  

1779  On this day in history tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52  

1782  On this day in history rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90  

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

1817  Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1822  Franz Xaver Partsch, composer, dies at 62 on April - 06.  

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

1829  On this day in history niels H Able, Norwegian mathematician (infinite series), dies at 26  

1833  On April - 06 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 this day in history.  

1854  William Strickland, US architect, dies on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history adley Hogan Gladden, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 51  

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

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 April - 06.  

1613  Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.  

1631  On this day in history birth of vincenzo De Grandis, composer  

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 this day in history.  

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1671  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)