Famous Deaths Happened In December - 20

0069  On December - 20 death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  On this day in history death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on December - 20.   

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on December - 20.   

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.   

1073  On this day in history domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

1355  On this day in history stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies   

1494  On this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet   

1524  Death of Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician on this day in history.   

1539  Death of Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer on December - 20.   

1590  On December - 20 death of ambroise Paré, French physician (b. 1510)   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antoine, French cath pastor who converted to Judaism, executed on December - 20.   

1676  John Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, dies at 76 on December - 20.   

1679  Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1722  Death of Kangxi Emperor of China (b. 1654) on December - 20.   

1723  Death of Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (b. 1652) on December - 20.   

1740  Death of Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English military officer and statesman (b. 1675) on this day in history.   

1749  On December - 20 pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies   

1768  On this day in history death of carlo Innocenzio Maria Frugoni, Italian poet (b. 1692)   

1783  Antonio Francisco Jawer Jose Soler, Sp composer (Fandango), dies at 54 on December - 20.   

1793  On December - 20 joseph Legros, composer, dies at 54   

1798  On December - 20 cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector, dies at 72   

1799  On December - 20 david Traugott Nicolai, composer, dies at 66   

1812  Sacagawea, Shoshone interpreter for Lewis & Clark, dies on this day in history.   

1815  On December - 20 giovanni Meli, Sicilian poet (Buccolica), dies at 75   

1819  On this day in history louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, composer, dies at 50   

1821  Gian Francesco Fortunati, composer, dies at 75 on December - 20.   

1856  On this day in history death of francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary (b. 1820)   

1862  On this day in history death of robert Knox   

1875  Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75 on December - 20.   

1876  On December - 20 death of hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US   

1903  Gavriil Musicescu, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1909  Benjamin Ipavec, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1916  Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

1539  On December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  On this day in history birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.   

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on December - 20.