Deaths on April 5

Adam Loftus (bishop)

Died on April 5, 1605

Adam Loftus, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1513)

Adam Loftus (c. 1533 – 5 April 1605) was Archbishop of Armagh, and later Dublin, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1581. He was also the first Provost of Trinity College Dublin.

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Adam Loftus (bishop)
Lord Chancellor of Ireland

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Events on 1605

8 Aug

Charles IX of Sweden
The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
27 Sep

Battle of Kircholm
The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
8 Nov

Gunpowder Plot
Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed.

Deaths on April 5

Adam Loftus (bishop)

Died on April 5, 1605

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Events on 1605

Charles IX of Sweden

Battle of Kircholm

Gunpowder Plot