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 January - 20.  

0842  On January - 20 theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies  

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

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

1191  On January - 20 death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)  

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

1569  On January - 20 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  On January - 20 mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies  

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

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

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

1745  On January - 20 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 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  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 January - 20.  

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 January - 20.  

1837  On this day in history john Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84  

1838  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1848  On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)  

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

1857  On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32  

1859  B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

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

1358  On January - 20 birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)  

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  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on January - 20.