Famous Deaths In August - 20

0535  On August - 20 death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick  

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on this day in history.  

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.  

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.  

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1572  On August - 20 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)  

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.  

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38  

1639  Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1643  Death of Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (b. 1591) on August - 20.  

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1648  On August - 20 edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65  

1672  On this day in history death of cornelis de Witt, Dutch, statesman, lynched at 49  

1679  On August - 20 jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60  

1680  Death of William Bedloe, English informer (b. 1650) on this day in history.  

1701  Death of Charles Sedley, English playwright (b. 1639) on August - 20.  

1707  On this day in history death of nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)  

1773  On this day in history death of enrique Florez, Spanish historian (b. 1701)  

1799  Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1804  On this day in history death of charles Floyd, only fatality of the Lewis & Clark Expedition  

1811  Death of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (b. 1729) on August - 20.  

1813  On this day in history jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer, dies at 74  

1823  On this day in history pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], Pope (1800-23), dies at 83  

1825  Richard Wainwright, composer, dies at 68 on August - 20.  

1854  On this day in history friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79  

1856  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1864  Daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.  

1885  On August - 20 edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42  

1887  On this day in history death of jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860)  

1908  On August - 20 louis Varney, composer, dies at 64  

1910  Arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64 on August - 20.  

1912  On August - 20 william Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies  

1914  On this day in history pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies  

1915  Paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61 on August - 20.  

1917  On August - 20 jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies  

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1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)  

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.  

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on this day in history.  

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.  

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.  

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.