Famous Deaths Happened In 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 this day in history.   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on this day in history.   

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

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on April - 05.   

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

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

1605  On April - 05 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)   

1617  Death of Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555) on April - 05.   

1649  John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61 on April - 05.   

1673  On this day in history death of francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72   

1676  On April - 05 death of john Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606)   

1684  On this day in history william Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies   

1693  On April - 05 anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65   

1695  George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 on April - 05.   

1697  On April - 05 charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41   

1712  John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on April - 05.   

1717  Death of Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) on this day in history.   

1723  J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52   

1735  On April - 05 death of william Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657)   

1765  Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1794  Death of Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 on April - 05.   

1811  Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on April - 05.   

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

1871  Georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1878  On April - 05 wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

1884  On this day in history john Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies   

1896  On April - 05 john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66   

1900  On April - 05 comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle   

1907  On April - 05 anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65   

1908  Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on April - 05.   

1918  Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1921  Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58 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 April - 05.   

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

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

1595  On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer   

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

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on April - 05.   

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)