Famous Deaths In April - 06

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 April - 06.  

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

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  On this day in history pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies  

1489  On this day in history death of hans Waldmann, Swiss military/mayor (Zurich), beheaded  

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

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

1528  On April - 06 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  On this day in history death of henry Barrow, English puritian/Congressionalist, hanged  

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

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

1686  On April - 06 death of arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman (b. 1614)  

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

1817  On this day in history bonaventura Furlanetto, composer, dies at 78  

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 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 April - 06.  

1854  On this day in history william Strickland, US architect, dies  

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

1865  John Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1883  Death of Benjamin Wright Raymond, American politician (b. 1801) on April - 06.  

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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 this day in history.  

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 April - 06.  

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