Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On April - 05 nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On April - 05 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)   

1617  On April - 05 death of alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555)   

1649  On this day in history john Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61   

1673  Death of Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history death of john Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606)   

1684  William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies on this day in history.   

1693  On April - 05 anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65   

1695  On this day in history george Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61   

1697  Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 on April - 05.   

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

1717  On April - 05 death of jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)   

1723  On April - 05 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 this day in history.   

1811  Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on April - 05.   

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

1871  On this day in history georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66   

1878  Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on April - 05.   

1884  John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on this day in history.   

1896  John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.   

1900  Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65   

1908  Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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  On April - 05 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 April - 05 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on April - 05.   

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)