Page 3: Historical Events In April - 05

1820  On this day in history nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist   

1820  On April - 05 henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81   

1822  On this day in history james Nagle, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866   

1824  On this day in history sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman)   

1825  On April - 05 david Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1827  On April - 05 joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery)   

1828  On this day in history pietro Plantania, composer   

1830  Alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever) on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history jules-Francois Camille Ferry, French statesman   

1837  Algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon) on this day in history.   

1838  Alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist on April - 05.   

1839  On April - 05 robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)   

1845  Jules M Cambon, French gov-gen of Algeria/ambassador on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history opera "Die Fledermaus" is produced (Vienna)   

1853  A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #24 Themis on this day in history.   

1853  Asteroid 24, Themis discovered on this day in history.   

1853  On April - 05 deGasparis discovers his 7th asteroid, Themis (24)   

1853  Alfonso Randano, composer on this day in history.   

1854  Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer on this day in history.   

1856  Booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st black on US stamp) on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria (1879-86)   

1859  Wilhelm Harteveld, composer on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history federals abandon Fort Quitman TX   

1861  Federals abandon Ft Quitman, Tx on April - 05.   

1862  On April - 05 siege of Yorktown VA   

1862  On April - 05 louis Ganne, composer   

1865  On this day in history battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville VA (Appomattox Campaign)   

1868  J F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer (one Test S Africa 1892) on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende)   

1871  On April - 05 jeanne Bougeois, [La Mistinguette], artist (French revue)   

1871  On this day in history georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66   

1874  Johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna on April - 05.   

1874  "Die Fledermaus" 1st performed (Vienna) on April - 05.   

1876  On this day in history viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.   

1472  On April - 05 birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.   

1588  On April - 05 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on April - 05.   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

1168  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.   

1419  On this day in history death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  On this day in history death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  On this day in history death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)