Famous Deaths In April - 25

0068  On this day in history death of saint Mark, the first Pope of Alexandria and the founder of Christianity in Africa  

0974  Ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84 on this day in history.  

1265  On this day in history death of roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, English crusader  

1295  Sancho IV, the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/Leon, dies on April - 25.  

1342  On this day in history benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies  

1472  On April - 25 leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies  

1482  On this day in history margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies  

1516  Death of John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467) on April - 25.  

1566  On April - 25 diane de Poitiers, lover of French King Henry II, dies  

1595  On this day in history torquato Tasso, Italian poet/playwright, dies at 51  

1605  Death of Naresuan, King of Siam (b. 1555) on April - 25.  

1607  Don Juan Alvarez, Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1635  Alessandro Tassoni, Ital political writer (Rape of Bucket), dies at 69 on April - 25.  

1647  Matthias Gallas, Austrian earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1660  On this day in history death of henry Hammond, English churchman (b. 1605)  

1663  Heinrich Pape, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1690  On this day in history david Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79  

1728  On April - 25 john Woodward, geologist/physician, dies  

1740  Death of Shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699) on this day in history.  

1744  On April - 25 anders Celsius, Swed astronomer (Centegrade Thermometer), dies at 42  

1770  On April - 25 death of jean-Antoine Nollet, French abbot and physicist (b. 1700)  

1792  Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1800  On April - 25 william Cowper, English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68  

1808  Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 on April - 25.  

1822  On April - 25 frederick "William" Herschel, German/British astronomer, dies at 83  

1828  John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman, dies at 64 on April - 25.  

1840  Death of Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (b. 1781) on this day in history.  

1845  Thomas Duncan, painter, dies on this day in history.  

1853  William Beaumont, physiologist, dies on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history charles Ferguson Smith, US Union Gen-Maj, dies of infection at 55  

1873  Walter de la Mare, Engl poet/author (Behold the Dreamer), dies at 43 on April - 25.  

1878  Death of Anna Sewell, English author (b. 1820) on this day in history.  

1891  Death of Nathaniel Woodard, English educationalist (b. 1811) on April - 25.  

1892  On this day in history death of henri Duveyrier, French explorer (b. 1840)  

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0032  On this day in history birth of marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor (d. 69)  

1214  Louis IX, King of France (1226-70) was born on this day in history.  

1228  On this day in history birth of koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king (1237-54)  

1228  Conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254) was born on April - 25.  

1284  Edward II, King of England (1307-27) was born on this day in history.  

1287  On this day in history birth of roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (d. 1330)  

1502  Georg Major, German Protestant theologian (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.  

1567  Aurelio Signoretti, composer was born on April - 25.