Famous Deaths In April - 22

0296  Death of Pope Caius on this day in history.   

0536  On this day in history agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies   

1253  Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53 on this day in history.   

1355  On this day in history eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36   

1462  On April - 22 gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies   

1521  Death of Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded on April - 22.   

1592  On this day in history bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 80   

1648  Catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69 on April - 22.   

1662  John Tradescant, traveller/gardener, dies on April - 22.   

1672  On this day in history georg Stiernhielm, Swed scholar/author/poet (Hercules), dies at 73   

1699  Hans A baron von Abschatz, Silesian poet, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history pieter Erberfeld, German/Thais merchant on Java, dies   

1758  Death of Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (b. 1686) on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67   

1778  James Hargreaves, inventor (spinning jenny), dies on this day in history.   

1782  Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch poet, dies 46   

1806  On this day in history death of pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (stabbed) (b. 1763)   

1821  On this day in history john Crome, [Old Crome], English landscape painter/etcher, dies at 52   

1827  Thomas Rowlandson, caricaturist, dies on April - 22.   

1830  On April - 22 knud L Rahbek, Danish literary/historian, dies at 69   

1833  On April - 22 richard Trevithick, inventor (steam locomotive), dies at 62   

1839  On April - 22 death of denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)   

1844  On this day in history henri-Montan Berton, composer, dies at 76   

1854  On this day in history death of nicolás Bravo, Mexican politician and soldier (b. 1786)   

1864  On this day in history joseph Gilbert Totten, US Union general-major, dies at 76   

1865  Francis Washburn, US Union colonel/gen major, dies of injuries on this day in history.   

1877  Death of James P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer (b. 1807) on this day in history.   

1883  On April - 22 octave Fouque, composer, dies at 38   

1892  On April - 22 edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, composer, dies at 69   

1893  On this day in history death of chaim Aronson, inventor and academic (b. 1825)   

1896  On this day in history death of thomas Meik, British civil engineer (b. 1812)   

1899  E J (Ned) Gregory, cricketer (one Test for Aust), dies on April - 22.   

1901  William Stubbs, historian/bishop, dies on April - 22.   

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1357  On this day in history birth of johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433)   

1451  On this day in history birth of isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus   

1610  Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun   

1658  Giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer (Concert Grossi op 8) was born on this day in history.   

1682  Willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter was born on April - 22.   

1690  On this day in history birth of john Carteret, Earl Granville (C), English chief minister (1722-42)   

1692  On April - 22 birth of james Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770)