Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

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

0828  On this day in history nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

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

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

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

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

1617  Death of Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555) on this day in history.   

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

1673  Death of Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 on April - 05.   

1676  Death of John Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606) on this day in history.   

1684  William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies on April - 05.   

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

1695  On this day in history george Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61   

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

1712  On this day in history john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63   

1717  Death of Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) on April - 05.   

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

1732  Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1735  Death of William Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657) on this day in history.   

1765  Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on April - 05.   

1794  On April - 05 death of georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34   

1811  On this day in history robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies   

1820  Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81 on April - 05.   

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

1878  Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on April - 05.   

1884  John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on April - 05.   

1896  On this day in history john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66   

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

1907  Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65 on April - 05.   

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

1918  On this day in history paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73   

1921  Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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1288  On April - 05 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 April - 05.   

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

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

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

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)