Famous Deaths In April - 06

0885  Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies on April - 06.   

0912  Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 on April - 06.   

1147  On April - 06 death of frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090)   

1199  On this day in history richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41   

1252  On this day in history peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45   

1348  On this day in history petrarch's Laura, dies of plague   

1362  On this day in history death of jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle   

1472  On April - 06 pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies   

1489  Death of Hans Waldmann, Swiss military/mayor (Zurich), beheaded on April - 06.   

1490  Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

1520  Raphael [Sanzio], artist (Sistine Madonna), dies on his 37th birthday on April - 06.   

1528  Albrecht Durer, German painter/graphic artist, dies in Germany at 56 on April - 06.   

1551  Joachim Vadianus, Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen, dies at 66 on April - 06.   

1571  On April - 06 death of john Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician   

1590  Francis Walsingham, English secretary of state, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

1593  Death of Henry Barrow, English puritian/Congressionalist, hanged on April - 06.   

1605  On April - 06 john Stow, British historian, dies   

1655  On April - 06 death of david Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. 1591)   

1686  On this day in history death of arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman (b. 1614)   

1707  On April - 06 willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73   

1755  On April - 06 death of richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690)   

1779  Tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52 on April - 06.   

1782  On this day in history rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90   

1805  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history bonaventura Furlanetto, composer, dies at 78   

1822  Franz Xaver Partsch, composer, dies at 62 on April - 06.   

1825  Death of Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (b. 1757) on this day in history.   

1829  On April - 06 niels H Able, Norwegian mathematician (infinite series), dies at 26   

1833  Death of Adamantios Korais, Greek humanist scholar (b. 1748) on this day in history.   

1838  Jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1854  William Strickland, US architect, dies on this day in history.   

1862  Adley Hogan Gladden, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 51 on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history john Austin Wharton, US Confederate general-major, dies at 36   

1883  Death of Benjamin Wright Raymond, American politician (b. 1801) on April - 06.   

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1483  On April - 06 birth of raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina)   

1613  Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on April - 06.   

1632  Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1651  André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on April - 06.   

1664  Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742) was born on April - 06.   

1671  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)