Historical Events In April - 05

1820  Nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist on April - 05.   

1820  Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history james Nagle, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866   

1824  On this day in history sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman)   

1825  On April - 05 david Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army)   

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

1828  On April - 05 pietro Plantania, composer   

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

1832  Jules-Francois Camille Ferry, French statesman on April - 05.   

1837  Algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon) on this day in history.   

1838  Alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist on this day in history.   

1839  On April - 05 robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)   

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

1847  On this day in history opera "Die Fledermaus" is produced (Vienna)   

1853  On this day in history a De Gasparis discovers asteroid #24 Themis   

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

1853  On this day in history deGasparis discovers his 7th asteroid, Themis (24)   

1853  Alfonso Randano, composer on this day in history.   

1854  Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer on April - 05.   

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 April - 05 wilhelm Harteveld, composer   

1861  On this day in history federals abandon Fort Quitman TX   

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

1862  Siege of Yorktown VA on April - 05.   

1862  Louis Ganne, composer on April - 05.   

1865  On April - 05 battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville VA (Appomattox Campaign)   

1868  On this day in history j F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer (one Test S Africa 1892)   

1869  Albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende) on this day in history.   

1871  On April - 05 jeanne Bougeois, [La Mistinguette], artist (French revue)   

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

1874  Johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna on April - 05.   

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

1876  On this day in history viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

1472  On this day in history birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)   

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  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

0582  On April - 05 death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on April - 05.   

1168  On April - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  On April - 05 death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  On April - 05 death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  On this day in history death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)