Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.   

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

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.   

1258  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history death of francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72   

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 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 April - 05.   

1712  John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1717  On this day in history death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)   

1723  J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 on April - 05.   

1732  On this day in history 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 April - 05 death of georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34   

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  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 April - 05.   

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  On this day in history 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 April - 05.   

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

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  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer   

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

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

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