Famous Deaths In April - 11

0678  On this day in history donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies   

1034  On this day in history death of romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife   

1240  On April - 11 llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies   

1500  On April - 11 death of michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns   

1512  On this day in history gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle   

1554  On this day in history death of thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521)   

1612  On this day in history death of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566)   

1626  On April - 11 death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)   

1648  On this day in history matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53   

1712  On this day in history death of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638)   

1723  On this day in history death of john Robinson, English diplomat (b. 1650)   

1729  On April - 11 manuel de Egues, composer, dies at 71   

1783  Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/ambassador in Denmark, dies at 64 on April - 11.   

1798  On this day in history death of karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (b. 1725)   

1810  On this day in history jakob Zupan, composer, dies at 75   

1812  Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Opfer Noachs), dies at 35 on April - 11.   

1838  On this day in history death of pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40   

1839  John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 on April - 11.   

1842  On this day in history john England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies   

1853  On April - 11 louis Emmanuel Eadin, composer, dies   

1854  On this day in history karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55   

1856  On April - 11 death of juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)   

1861  Death of Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824) on this day in history.   

1873  Death of Edward Canby, U.S. general (b. 1817) on April - 11.   

1875  Heinrich Schwabe, discoverer (11-year sunspot cycle), dies on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (Torn Trondal), dies at 40   

1887  On this day in history pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54   

1890  Death of Joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man" (b. 1862) on this day in history.   

1894  Death of Constantin Lipsius, German architect (b. 1832) on this day in history.   

1901  On April - 11 ivar Christian Hallstrom, composer, dies at 74   

1902  On this day in history ... Potgieter, South African Boer general, dies in battle   

1903  Gemma Galgani, Italian saint, dies at 25 on April - 11.   

1906  Georgi Apollonovitch Gapon, Rus-orthodox clergyman/tsarist agent, dies on this day in history.   

1908  Death of Henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829) on April - 11.   

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0146  Septimius Severus (d. 211) was born on this day in history.   

1370  Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony was born on this day in history.   

1374  Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398) was born on this day in history.   

1492  Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549) was born on this day in history.   

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  On this day in history birth of johann Neukrantz, composer   

1638  On this day in history birth of diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer   

1661  On April - 11 birth of antoine Coypel, French painter/poet