Historical Events In April - 05

1820  Nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81  

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

1824  On April - 05 sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman)  

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

1827  Joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery) on this day in history.  

1828  Pietro Plantania, composer on April - 05.  

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  On April - 05 algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)  

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

1839  On this day in history robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)  

1845  Jules M Cambon, French gov-gen of Algeria/ambassador on April - 05.  

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

1853  A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #24 Themis on April - 05.  

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

1853  DeGasparis discovers his 7th asteroid, Themis (24) on this day in history.  

1853  Alfonso Randano, composer on this day in history.  

1854  On this day in history vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer  

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

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

1859  Wilhelm Harteveld, composer on April - 05.  

1861  On April - 05 federals abandon Fort Quitman TX  

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

1862  Siege of Yorktown VA on this day in history.  

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

1871  Jeanne Bougeois, [La Mistinguette], artist (French revue) on April - 05.  

1871  Georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.  

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

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

1876  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.  

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.  

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer  

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

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

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)  

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

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

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

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies  

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

1419  On April - 05 death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)  

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

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