Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

0582  On April - 05 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  On April - 05 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  On April - 05 death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  On April - 05 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  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  On this day in history death of francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72   

1676  On this day in history death of john Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606)   

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 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  John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on April - 05.   

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

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

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  Death of Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 on April - 05.   

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

1820  On this day in history henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81   

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

1878  Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

1896  On April - 05 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 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 April - 05.   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

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 April - 05.   

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

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

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