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  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  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  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 April - 05.   

1684  William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies on this day in history.   

1693  On April - 05 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  Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1712  On this day in history 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  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  Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1884  John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1908  On April - 05 gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55   

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  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  On this day in history birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

1588  On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)