Famous Deaths In October - 20
Thursday, 28 March 2024
0460 On this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies
1139 On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies
1187 Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on this day in history.
1268 Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on this day in history.
1274 On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1438 On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64
1525 Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.
1570 On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)
1631 On October - 20 death of michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550)
1640 Death of John Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585) on this day in history.
1652 On October - 20 death of antonio Coello, Spanish writer (b. 1611)
1676 On October - 20 christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61
1713 Death of Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (b. 1652) on October - 20.
1740 On October - 20 karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies
1765 On this day in history william August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44
1794 James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64 on October - 20.
1819 On October - 20 lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66
1842 Death of Grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815) on October - 20.
1864 On October - 20 stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27
1865 On this day in history death of champ Ferguson, Confederate guerrilla (b. 1821)
1870 On this day in history michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62
1871 On October - 20 charles Babbage, English mathematician (calculator), dies at 78
1876 On October - 20 jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 68
1882 On October - 20 olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina poet (El arpa perdida), dies at 41
1890 Death of Sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821) on October - 20.
1899 Robert H "Bobby" Gunning, Brit colonel (60th Rifles), dies in battle on this day in history.
1900 Charles Dudley Warner, US writer (As We Go), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1904 On this day in history henry Hiles, composer, dies at 77
1906 On October - 20 william "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants), dies at 67
1907 On this day in history death of said Pasha Kurd, Kurdish statesman (b.1834)
1910 On this day in history death of david B. Hill, Governor of New York (b. 1843)
1913 On October - 20 leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69
1920 On October - 20 max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), dies at 82
1926 Death of Eugene Debs, American labor leader and Socialist presidential candidate (b. 1855) on this day in history.
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