Famous Deaths In January - 20

0250  On January - 20 fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies  

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on January - 20.  

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

0842  Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies on this day in history.  

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on January - 20.  

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on this day in history.  

1191  Death of Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) on January - 20.  

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  Rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59 on January - 20.  

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  On this day in history christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77  

1707  Death of Humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659) on January - 20.  

1709  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50  

1798  Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

1813  C M Wieland, writer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history john Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84  

1838  On January - 20 pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64  

1848  Death of Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) on January - 20.  

1850  Death of Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779) on this day in history.  

1857  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.  

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

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0225  On this day in history birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)  

1292  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.  

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.  

1435  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)  

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

1586  On January - 20 birth of johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel)  

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on this day in history.  

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