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 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 this day in history.  

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

1362  Death of Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle on April - 06.  

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

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.  

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

1528  Albrecht Durer, German painter/graphic artist, dies in Germany at 56 on April - 06.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On April - 06 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  On April - 06 tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52  

1782  Rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Niels H Able, Norwegian mathematician (infinite series), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history 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  William Strickland, US architect, dies on April - 06.  

1862  Adley Hogan Gladden, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 51 on this day in history.  

1865  On April - 06 john Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36  

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

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

1613  Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683) was born on April - 06.  

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history birth of maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)  

1651  On this day in history birth of andré Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)  

1660  On April - 06 birth of johann Kuhnau, composer  

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

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