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 April - 06.  

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

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

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  Albrecht Durer, German painter/graphic artist, dies in Germany at 56 on April - 06.  

1551  On this day in history joachim Vadianus, Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen, dies at 66  

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

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

1593  On this day in history death of henry Barrow, English puritian/Congressionalist, hanged  

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

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  Willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73 on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On April - 06 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 April - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1883  On this day in history death of benjamin Wright Raymond, American politician (b. 1801)  

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1483  On this day in history birth of raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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