Famous Deaths In April - 22

0296  On April - 22 death of pope Caius  

0536  Agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies on this day in history.  

1253  Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53 on April - 22.  

1355  Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36 on April - 22.  

1462  Gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies on this day in history.  

1521  Death of Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded on this day in history.  

1592  Bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69  

1662  On April - 22 john Tradescant, traveller/gardener, dies  

1672  On this day in history georg Stiernhielm, Swed scholar/author/poet (Hercules), dies at 73  

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1699  Hans A baron von Abschatz, Silesian poet, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1722  Pieter Erberfeld, German/Thais merchant on Java, dies on this day in history.  

1758  On this day in history death of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (b. 1686)  

1776  On this day in history johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67  

1778  On April - 22 james Hargreaves, inventor (spinning jenny), dies  

1782  Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, composer, dies at 66 on April - 22.  

1788  Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch poet, dies 46 on this day in history.  

1806  Death of Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (stabbed) (b. 1763) on this day in history.  

1821  John Crome, [Old Crome], English landscape painter/etcher, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1827  Thomas Rowlandson, caricaturist, dies on this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history knud L Rahbek, Danish literary/historian, dies at 69  

1833  On this day in history richard Trevithick, inventor (steam locomotive), dies at 62  

1839  Death of Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784) on April - 22.  

1844  Henri-Montan Berton, composer, dies at 76 on April - 22.  

1854  On this day in history death of nicolás Bravo, Mexican politician and soldier (b. 1786)  

1864  Joseph Gilbert Totten, US Union general-major, dies at 76 on April - 22.  

1865  On this day in history francis Washburn, US Union colonel/gen major, dies of injuries  

1877  On April - 22 death of james P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer (b. 1807)  

1883  Octave Fouque, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1892  Edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, composer, dies at 69 on April - 22.  

1893  On this day in history death of chaim Aronson, inventor and academic (b. 1825)  

1896  On this day in history death of thomas Meik, British civil engineer (b. 1812)  

1899  On this day in history e J (Ned) Gregory, cricketer (one Test for Aust), dies  

1901  On April - 22 william Stubbs, historian/bishop, dies  

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1357  On April - 22 birth of johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433)  

1451  On April - 22 birth of isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus  

1610  On April - 22 birth of alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91)  

1640  Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born on this day in history.  

1658  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer (Concert Grossi op 8)  

1682  Willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter was born on April - 22.  

1690  John Carteret, Earl Granville (C), English chief minister (1722-42) was born on April - 22.  

1692  James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770) was born on April - 22.