Page 3: Historical Events In April - 05

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

1820  Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1822  On April - 05 james Nagle, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866   

1824  Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman) on April - 05.   

1825  David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery)   

1828  On April - 05 pietro Plantania, composer   

1830  On this day in history alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever)   

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

1837  Algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon) on April - 05.   

1838  On April - 05 alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist   

1839  Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) on April - 05.   

1845  On this day in history jules M Cambon, French gov-gen of Algeria/ambassador   

1847  Opera "Die Fledermaus" is produced (Vienna) on April - 05.   

1853  On this day in history a De Gasparis discovers asteroid #24 Themis   

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

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

1853  On April - 05 alfonso Randano, composer   

1854  On this day in history vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer   

1856  On April - 05 booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st black on US stamp)   

1857  On April - 05 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  On April - 05 federals abandon Ft Quitman, Tx   

1862  On April - 05 siege of Yorktown VA   

1862  Louis Ganne, composer on this day in history.   

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

1868  On this day in history j F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer (one Test S Africa 1892)   

1869  On April - 05 albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende)   

1871  Jeanne Bougeois, [La Mistinguette], artist (French revue) on this day in history.   

1871  On April - 05 georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66   

1874  Johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

1874  "Die Fledermaus" 1st performed (Vienna) on this day in history.   

1876  On April - 05 viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer   

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  On April - 05 birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on this day in history.   

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on April - 05.   

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On April - 05 nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  On April - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1531  On April - 05 death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on April - 05.