Famous Deaths In April - 18

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

1161  Death of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1504  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

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

1558  On this day in history death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent  

1567  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1587  John Foxe, author (Book of Martyrs), dies on April - 18.  

1610  On this day in history robert Parsons, English jesuit leader/plotter, dies at 63  

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1612  Emanuel Van Meteren, merchant/historian, dies on this day in history.  

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

1650  Death of Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian (b. 1602) on April - 18.  

1674  On April - 18 death of john Graunt, English statistician (b. 1620)  

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

1684  Gonzales Cocx, [Coques], painter, dies on April - 18.  

1689  George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem/infamous judge, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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  John Evangelist Schreiber, composer, dies at 84 on April - 18.  

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 April - 18.  

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

1830  Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer, dies at 62 on April - 18.  

1845  Nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

1854  On this day in history joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer, dies at 84  

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

1861  On April - 18 heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67  

1867  On this day in history robert Smirke, architect, dies  

1871  On this day in history 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 April - 18.  

1521  On this day in history birth of francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac)  

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

1605  Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1732  George Colman, "the Elder was born on April - 18.