Famous Deaths In January - 20

0250  Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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  On January - 20 theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies  

0882  On January - 20 louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies  

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on January - 20.  

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

1479  John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on January - 20.  

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

1612  Rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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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  On January - 20 death of humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659)  

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 January - 20 john van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies  

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

1745  On this day in history charles VII Albert, German emperor (1742-45), dies at 47  

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 January - 20.  

1779  John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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  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 January - 20.  

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

1830  On this day in history michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50  

1837  On January - 20 john Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84  

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

1848  On January - 20 death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)  

1850  On January - 20 death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)  

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

1859  On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73  

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0225  On January - 20 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 January - 20.  

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on January - 20.  

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.  

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 January - 20.  

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