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

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

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 January - 20 anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64  

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  Death of François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (b. 1624) on this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies  

1727  John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies on this day in history.  

1739  On this day in history death of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659)  

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

1751  On January - 20 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  On January - 20 johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50  

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on this day in history.  

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