Page 3: Historical Events In April - 05

1820  On this day in history nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist   

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

1822  James Nagle, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 on April - 05.   

1824  Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman) on this day in history.   

1825  David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army) on April - 05.   

1827  Joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery) on this day in history.   

1828  Pietro Plantania, composer on April - 05.   

1830  Alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever) on April - 05.   

1832  Jules-Francois Camille Ferry, French statesman on this day in history.   

1837  Algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon) on April - 05.   

1838  Alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist on April - 05.   

1839  Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) on April - 05.   

1845  Jules M Cambon, French gov-gen of Algeria/ambassador on April - 05.   

1847  Opera "Die Fledermaus" is produced (Vienna) on April - 05.   

1853  A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #24 Themis on this day in history.   

1853  Asteroid 24, Themis discovered on this day in history.   

1853  DeGasparis discovers his 7th asteroid, Themis (24) on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history alfonso Randano, composer   

1854  Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer on this day in history.   

1856  Booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st black on US stamp) on this day in history.   

1857  Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria (1879-86) on April - 05.   

1859  On this day in history wilhelm Harteveld, composer   

1861  Federals abandon Fort Quitman TX on this day in history.   

1861  Federals abandon Ft Quitman, Tx on April - 05.   

1862  On April - 05 siege of Yorktown VA   

1862  On this day in history louis Ganne, composer   

1865  On this day in history battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville VA (Appomattox Campaign)   

1868  On April - 05 j F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer (one Test S Africa 1892)   

1869  On April - 05 albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende)   

1871  Jeanne Bougeois, [La Mistinguette], artist (French revue) on this day in history.   

1871  Georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.   

1874  On April - 05 johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna   

1874  On this day in history "Die Fledermaus" 1st performed (Vienna)   

1876  On April - 05 viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer   

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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  On April - 05 birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

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

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.   

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)   

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

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 this day in history.   

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On this day in history 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 April - 05.   

1605  On April - 05 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)