Famous Deaths 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  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on April - 05.   

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

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on April - 05.   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on this day in history.   

1617  Death of Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555) on this day in history.   

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

1684  On this day in history william Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies   

1693  Anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1695  On April - 05 george Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61   

1697  On April - 05 charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41   

1712  On this day in history john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63   

1717  Death of Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history j Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66   

1732  Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on April - 05.   

1735  On this day in history death of william Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657)   

1765  On this day in history edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81   

1794  Death of Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 on April - 05.   

1811  On April - 05 robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies   

1820  Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81 on April - 05.   

1871  On April - 05 georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66   

1878  On April - 05 wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

1884  John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on April - 05.   

1896  On April - 05 john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66   

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

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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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 April - 05.   

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 this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  On April - 05 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)