Famous Deaths In August - 20

0535  On this day in history 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  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies  

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

1538  On this day in history death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1572  On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)  

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

1632  On August - 20 death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38  

1639  On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41  

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

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1648  On this day in history 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 August - 20.  

1701  On August - 20 death of charles Sedley, English playwright (b. 1639)  

1707  Death of Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627) on August - 20.  

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

1799  On August - 20 johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer, dies at 37  

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

1811  On this day in history death of louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (b. 1729)  

1813  On August - 20 jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer, dies at 74  

1823  Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], Pope (1800-23), dies at 83 on August - 20.  

1825  On August - 20 richard Wainwright, composer, dies at 68  

1854  Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79 on August - 20.  

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 this day in history edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42  

1887  Death of Jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860) on August - 20.  

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

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

1912  William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies on August - 20.  

1914  Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61  

1917  JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies on August - 20.  

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1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on this day in history.  

1526  On August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)  

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on this day in history.  

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright  

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)  

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

1665  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

1666  On this day in history birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer