Famous Deaths In April - 18

0680  On April - 18 mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies  

1161  On April - 18 death of theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1504  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on April - 18.  

1530  Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 on April - 18.  

1552  On this day in history john Leland, antiquary, dies  

1556  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on April - 18.  

1558  On April - 18 death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent  

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

1587  John Foxe, author (Book of Martyrs), dies on this day in history.  

1610  Robert Parsons, English jesuit leader/plotter, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

1636  On this day in history death of julius Caesar, English judge  

1650  On April - 18 death of simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian (b. 1602)  

1674  Death of John Graunt, English statistician (b. 1620) on this day in history.  

1679  Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1689  On this day in history george Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem/infamous judge, dies  

1690  On this day in history charles V Leopold, Duke of Lotharingen/Austrian fieldmarshal, dies  

1710  Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1732  Death of Louis Feuillée, French explorer (b. 1660) on April - 18.  

1794  Death of Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714) on April - 18.  

1796  On this day in history death of johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist (b. 1732)  

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  Pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch lawyer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1824  Edward Jones, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1830  On April - 18 jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer, dies at 62  

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

1853  William King, US VP, dies a month after his inauguration on this day in history.  

1854  On April - 18 joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer, dies at 84  

1855  Jean-Baptiste Isabey, painter, dies on April - 18.  

1861  Heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67 on April - 18.  

1867  On April - 18 robert Smirke, architect, dies  

1871  On April - 18 omar Pasha, [Michael Lats], Croatian governor, dies at 64  

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1480  Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI) was born on this day in history.  

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

1580  Thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess) was born on this day in history.  

1590  Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) was born on April - 18.  

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)  

1605  On April - 18 birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer  

1729  On April - 18 birth of gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer  

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