Famous Deaths In January - 20

0250  On this day in history fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies  

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

0882  On this day in history louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies  

1156  On January - 20 death of bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland  

1191  On this day in history death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)  

1479  On this day in history john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81  

1569  On this day in history miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80  

1612  On January - 20 rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59  

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1639  Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies on this day in history.  

1666  On this day in history anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64  

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

1707  Death of Humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659) on this day in history.  

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

1713  Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies on this day in history.  

1727  On January - 20 john van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies  

1739  Death of Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659) on January - 20.  

1745  Charles VII Albert, German emperor (1742-45), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history death of john Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)  

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

1779  On January - 20 john Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71  

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

1798  Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66 on January - 20.  

1810  Death of Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (b. 1722) on this day in history.  

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

1819  On January - 20 carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70  

1830  Michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50 on January - 20.  

1837  John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1838  On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64  

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  B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on January - 20.  

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

1292  On this day in history birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)  

1358  On this day in history birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)  

1435  On January - 20 birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)  

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on January - 20.  

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

1622  On this day in history birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns  

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