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 August - 20.  

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies  

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.  

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

1580  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

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

1639  Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on August - 20.  

1643  Death of Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (b. 1591) on this day in history.  

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1648  On this day in history 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  On this day in history jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60  

1680  On August - 20 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 August - 20 death of enrique Florez, Spanish historian (b. 1701)  

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

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

1811  On August - 20 death of louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (b. 1729)  

1813  Jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1823  On August - 20 pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], Pope (1800-23), dies at 83  

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

1854  Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1856  On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80  

1864  On this day in history daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies  

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

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

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

1910  Arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1912  William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies on this day in history.  

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  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 August - 20.  

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 August - 20 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 August - 20.  

1665  On this day in history birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

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