Famous Deaths In April - 18

0680  On this day in history mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies  

1161  On this day in history death of theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1504  On April - 18 filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52  

1530  Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 on this day in history.  

1552  John Leland, antiquary, dies on this day in history.  

1556  On this day in history luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61  

1558  Death of Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent on this day in history.  

1567  On April - 18 wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63  

1587  On April - 18 john Foxe, author (Book of Martyrs), dies  

1610  On April - 18 robert Parsons, English jesuit leader/plotter, dies at 63  

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1612  On April - 18 emanuel Van Meteren, merchant/historian, dies  

1636  On April - 18 death of julius Caesar, English judge  

1650  Death of Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian (b. 1602) on this day in history.  

1674  On this day in history death of john Graunt, English statistician (b. 1620)  

1679  On April - 18 hofmannswaldau, writer, dies  

1684  Gonzales Cocx, [Coques], painter, dies on this day in history.  

1689  On April - 18 george Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem/infamous judge, dies  

1690  Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lotharingen/Austrian fieldmarshal, dies on April - 18.  

1710  On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 75  

1732  On this day in history death of louis Feuillée, French explorer (b. 1660)  

1794  On this day in history death of charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)  

1796  Death of Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist (b. 1732) on this day in history.  

1800  On this day in history john Evangelist Schreiber, composer, dies at 84  

1807  On this day in history erasmus Darwin, physician writer and botanist (Influence), dies (b. 1731)  

1818  On this day in history pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch lawyer, dies at 59  

1824  On this day in history edward Jones, composer, dies at 72  

1830  On this day in history jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer, dies at 62  

1845  Nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77 on April - 18.  

1853  On this day in history william King, US VP, dies a month after his inauguration  

1854  Joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer, dies at 84 on April - 18.  

1855  Jean-Baptiste Isabey, painter, dies on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67  

1867  Robert Smirke, architect, dies on April - 18.  

1871  Omar Pasha, [Michael Lats], Croatian governor, dies at 64 on April - 18.  

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1480  Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI) was born on April - 18.  

1521  Francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac) was born on this day in history.  

1580  On this day in history birth of thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)  

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17)  

1590  On April - 18 birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)  

1605  On April - 18 birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer  

1729  Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer was born on April - 18.  

1732  George Colman, "the Elder was born on this day in history.