Famous Deaths In April - 05

0582  On April - 05 death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On April - 05 nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

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

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.   

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 April - 05.   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on this day in history.   

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

1649  On this day in history john Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61   

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

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

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

1693  Anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65 on April - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on April - 05.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1820  Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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  Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

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

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1288  On this day in history 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 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  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

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

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

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