Famous Deaths In January - 20

0250  Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on January - 20.  

0287  On January - 20 death of st. Sebastian  

0820  On this day in history abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies  

0842  Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies on January - 20.  

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on this day in history.  

1156  On this day in history death of bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland  

1191  Death of Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) on this day in history.  

1479  John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1569  Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1612  On this day in history rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59  

1639  On January - 20 mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies  

1666  Anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1691  Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 on January - 20.  

1707  On this day in history death of humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659)  

1709  On January - 20 death of françois de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (b. 1624)  

1713  On January - 20 pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies  

1727  On this day in history john van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies  

1739  Death of Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659) on this day in history.  

1745  On January - 20 charles VII Albert, German emperor (1742-45), dies at 47  

1751  Death of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665) on this day in history.  

1770  Death of Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722) on this day in history.  

1779  On this day in history john Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71  

1789  Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50 on January - 20.  

1798  On January - 20 christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66  

1810  On this day in history death of benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (b. 1722)  

1813  On January - 20 c M Wieland, writer, dies at 79  

1819  Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1830  Michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1837  John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 on January - 20.  

1838  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 on January - 20.  

1848  Death of Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) on this day in history.  

1850  On this day in history death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)  

1857  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on January - 20.  

1859  On January - 20 b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73  

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on January - 20.  

1292  On January - 20 birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)  

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on January - 20.  

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.  

1554  On January - 20 birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)  

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on January - 20.  

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on January - 20.  

1654  On January - 20 birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet