Famous Deaths In April - 06

0885  Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies on April - 06.  

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

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

1348  Petrarch's Laura, dies of plague on this day in history.  

1362  On April - 06 death of jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle  

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 April - 06.  

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

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

1590  Francis Walsingham, English secretary of state, dies at about 57 on April - 06.  

1593  On April - 06 death of henry Barrow, English puritian/Congressionalist, hanged  

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

1655  On April - 06 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  On April - 06 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  On this day in history tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52  

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

1805  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer, dies at 56 on April - 06.  

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

1822  Franz Xaver Partsch, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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 April - 06.  

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

1865  On this day in history john Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36  

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 April - 06.  

1613  On April - 06 birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)  

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

1632  On April - 06 birth of maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)  

1651  On April - 06 birth of andré Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)  

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

1664  On April - 06 birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)  

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