Historical Events In April - 05

1820  On this day in history nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist   

1820  On April - 05 henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81   

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

1824  On April - 05 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 this day in history pietro Plantania, composer   

1830  On this day in history alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever)   

1832  Jules-Francois Camille Ferry, French statesman on this day in history.   

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

1838  On April - 05 alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist   

1839  On this day in history robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)   

1845  On this day in history jules M Cambon, French gov-gen of Algeria/ambassador   

1847  On April - 05 opera "Die Fledermaus" is produced (Vienna)   

1853  A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #24 Themis on this day in history.   

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

1853  DeGasparis discovers his 7th asteroid, Themis (24) on this day in history.   

1853  Alfonso Randano, composer on this day in history.   

1854  On April - 05 vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer   

1856  On April - 05 booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st black on US stamp)   

1857  Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria (1879-86) on April - 05.   

1859  On this day in history wilhelm Harteveld, composer   

1861  Federals abandon Fort Quitman TX on April - 05.   

1861  On April - 05 federals abandon Ft Quitman, Tx   

1862  Siege of Yorktown VA on April - 05.   

1862  On this day in history louis Ganne, composer   

1865  Battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville VA (Appomattox Campaign) on April - 05.   

1868  J F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer (one Test S Africa 1892) on this day in history.   

1869  Albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende) on April - 05.   

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

1871  Georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1874  On April - 05 johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna   

1874  "Die Fledermaus" 1st performed (Vienna) on April - 05.   

1876  On April - 05 viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer   

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1288  On April - 05 birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

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

1523  On this day in history birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

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  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.   

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on this day in history.   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1270  On April - 05 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  On April - 05 death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on April - 05.