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

1824  Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman) on this day in history.   

1825  David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army) on April - 05.   

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

1828  Pietro Plantania, composer on this day in history.   

1830  On April - 05 alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever)   

1832  Jules-Francois Camille Ferry, French statesman on April - 05.   

1837  On this day in history algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)   

1838  On this day in history 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  On April - 05 opera "Die Fledermaus" is produced (Vienna)   

1853  On April - 05 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  Booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st black on US stamp) on April - 05.   

1857  Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria (1879-86) on April - 05.   

1859  Wilhelm Harteveld, composer on April - 05.   

1861  Federals abandon Fort Quitman TX on this day in history.   

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

1862  Siege of Yorktown VA on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history louis Ganne, composer   

1865  Battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville VA (Appomattox Campaign) on April - 05.   

1868  J F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer (one Test S Africa 1892) on April - 05.   

1869  Albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende) on this day in history.   

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  On April - 05 johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna   

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

1876  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer on April - 05.   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

1472  On this day in history birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)   

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  John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

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

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on April - 05.   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on April - 05.   

1270  On April - 05 ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.   

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