Famous Deaths Happened In April - 06
Monday, 09 February 2026
0885 Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies on this day in history. 

0912 On this day in history nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 

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

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

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

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

1362 On this day in history death of jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle 

1472 On April - 06 pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies 

1489 Death of Hans Waldmann, Swiss military/mayor (Zurich), beheaded on April - 06. 

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 On this day in history 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 this day in history francis Walsingham, English secretary of state, dies at about 57 

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

1605 On this day in history john Stow, British historian, dies 

1655 Death of David Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591) on April - 06. 

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 On this day in history death of richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690) 

1779 Tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52 on this day in history. 

1782 On April - 06 rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90 

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

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

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

1825 On this day in history death of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (b. 1757) 

1829 On April - 06 niels H Able, Norwegian mathematician (infinite series), dies at 26 

1833 Death of Adamantios Korais, Greek humanist scholar (b. 1748) on this day in history. 

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 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 April - 06 death of benjamin Wright Raymond, American politician (b. 1801) 

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