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  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.  

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  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.  

1580  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

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

1639  On August - 20 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 August - 20 edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65  

1672  On August - 20 death of cornelis de Witt, Dutch, statesman, lynched at 49  

1679  Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1680  On this day in history death of william Bedloe, English informer (b. 1650)  

1701  Death of Charles Sedley, English playwright (b. 1639) on this day in history.  

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 August - 20.  

1804  Death of Charles Floyd, only fatality of the Lewis & Clark Expedition on this day in history.  

1811  Death of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (b. 1729) on this day in history.  

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

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

1825  Richard Wainwright, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

1856  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 on August - 20.  

1864  Daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies on August - 20.  

1885  Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42 on August - 20.  

1887  Death of Jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860) on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history louis Varney, composer, dies at 64  

1910  On this day in history arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64  

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

1914  Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies on August - 20.  

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

1917  On this day in history jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies  

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

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.  

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

1625  On this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright  

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.  

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.  

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.  

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