Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05
Sunday, 26 October 2025
0582 On April - 05 death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) 

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

1168 On this day in history 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 April - 05 ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies 

1419 Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05. 

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 this day in history. 

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

1649 On April - 05 john Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61 

1673 On April - 05 death of francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 

1676 Death of John Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606) on April - 05. 

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

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

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

1697 Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 on this day in history. 

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

1717 On April - 05 death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) 

1723 On April - 05 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 On April - 05 edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 

1794 On this day in history death of georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 

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

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 this day in history wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 

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

1896 John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05. 

1900 Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on April - 05. 

1907 Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65 on this day in history. 

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

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