Famous Deaths Happened In April - 05
Saturday, 18 January 2025
0582 On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)
0828 On this day in history nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77
1168 Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.
1258 Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on April - 05.
1270 On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies
1419 Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on this day in history.
1531 Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.
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 John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61 on April - 05.
1673 On this day in history death of francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72
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 April - 05.
1693 Anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1695 George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1697 Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 on April - 05.
1712 On April - 05 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63
1717 Death of Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647) on this day in history.
1723 On April - 05 j Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66
1732 On this day in history johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52
1735 On this day in history death of william Derham, English minister and writer (b. 1657)
1765 Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1794 On April - 05 death of georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34
1811 On this day in history robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies
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 On this day in history wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87
1884 John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on April - 05.
1896 John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.
1900 Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on April - 05.
1907 Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1908 On April - 05 gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55
1918 Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73 on April - 05.
1921 On April - 05 alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58
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