Page 3: Historical Events In April - 05

1820  On April - 05 nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist   

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

1822  On April - 05 james Nagle, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866   

1824  Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman) on April - 05.   

1825  David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army) on April - 05.   

1827  Joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery) on April - 05.   

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 April - 05.   

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

1839  Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) on April - 05.   

1845  Jules M Cambon, French gov-gen of Algeria/ambassador on this day in history.   

1847  Opera "Die Fledermaus" is produced (Vienna) on this day in history.   

1853  A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #24 Themis on April - 05.   

1853  On April - 05 asteroid 24, Themis discovered   

1853  On April - 05 deGasparis discovers his 7th asteroid, Themis (24)   

1853  On this day in history alfonso Randano, composer   

1854  Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history 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  On this day in history federals abandon Fort Quitman TX   

1861  Federals abandon Ft Quitman, Tx on this day in history.   

1862  Siege of Yorktown VA on this day in history.   

1862  On April - 05 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  On April - 05 georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66   

1874  On this day in history johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus", premieres in Vienna   

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

1876  On April - 05 viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer   

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.   

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on April - 05.   

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

0828  On April - 05 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 this day in history.   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on April - 05.   

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