Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

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

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 April - 05.   

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

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

1419  On this day in history 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  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on April - 05.   

1617  On this day in history death of alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555)   

1649  John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1673  Death of Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 on this day in history.   

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

1684  On April - 05 william Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies   

1693  On this day in history anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65   

1695  On April - 05 george Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61   

1697  On this day in history charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41   

1712  On April - 05 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63   

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

1723  On this day in history j Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66   

1732  On April - 05 johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52   

1735  Death of William Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657) on April - 05.   

1765  On April - 05 edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81   

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

1811  On April - 05 robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies   

1820  On April - 05 henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81   

1871  On this day in history georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66   

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

1884  On April - 05 john Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies   

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

1900  On this day in history 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  On this day in history gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55   

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

1921  On this day in history alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58   

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

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

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

1588  On April - 05 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1598  On April - 05 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 this day in history.