Famous Deaths In April - 11

0678  On April - 11 donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies  

1034  On this day in history death of romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife  

1240  Llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history death of michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns  

1512  On this day in history gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle  

1554  Death of Thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521) on this day in history.  

1612  Death of Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566) on this day in history.  

1626  Death of Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568) on this day in history.  

1648  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53 on April - 11.  

1712  On this day in history death of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638)  

1723  On April - 11 death of john Robinson, English diplomat (b. 1650)  

1729  Manuel de Egues, composer, dies at 71 on April - 11.  

1783  On this day in history nikita I Panin, Russian earl/ambassador in Denmark, dies at 64  

1798  On this day in history death of karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (b. 1725)  

1810  Jakob Zupan, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1812  Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Opfer Noachs), dies at 35 on April - 11.  

1838  On this day in history death of pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40  

1839  On this day in history john Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59  

1842  On this day in history john England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies  

1853  On this day in history louis Emmanuel Eadin, composer, dies  

1854  Karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1856  On April - 11 death of juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)  

1861  On this day in history death of francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824)  

1873  Death of Edward Canby, U.S. general (b. 1817) on this day in history.  

1875  Heinrich Schwabe, discoverer (11-year sunspot cycle), dies on April - 11.  

1881  On this day in history kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (Torn Trondal), dies at 40  

1887  On this day in history pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54  

1890  On this day in history death of joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man" (b. 1862)  

1894  On April - 11 death of constantin Lipsius, German architect (b. 1832)  

1901  Ivar Christian Hallstrom, composer, dies at 74 on April - 11.  

1902  ... Potgieter, South African Boer general, dies in battle on April - 11.  

1903  Gemma Galgani, Italian saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history georgi Apollonovitch Gapon, Rus-orthodox clergyman/tsarist agent, dies  

1908  On this day in history death of henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829)  

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0146  On this day in history birth of septimius Severus (d. 211)  

1370  Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony was born on this day in history.  

1374  Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398) was born on this day in history.  

1492  Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549) was born on this day in history.  

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer was born on April - 11.  

1602  On April - 11 birth of johann Neukrantz, composer  

1638  On April - 11 birth of diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer  

1661  Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet was born on this day in history.