Famous Deaths Happened In February - 20

1054  On February - 20 yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on this day in history.   

1171  On February - 20 death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)   

1194  On this day in history tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  On this day in history death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

1408  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  On this day in history martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

1524  On February - 20 death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya   

1569  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician, dies at 50 on February - 20.   

1579  On this day in history death of nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)   

1595  On February - 20 ernst, archduke of Austria, dies at 41   

1618  Death of Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554) on this day in history.   

1626  On February - 20 john Dowland, composer, dies   

1628  Gregor Aichinger, German composer/organist, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

1656  On February - 20 james Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76   

1667  On this day in history david ben Samuel Halevi, rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies   

1707  On this day in history aurangzeb, Mogul emperor of India (1658-1707), dies   

1731  On February - 20 frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50   

1737  Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on February - 20.   

1746  Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68 on February - 20.   

1762  Death of Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723) on February - 20.   

1771  On this day in history death of jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (b. 1678)   

1773  Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71 on February - 20.   

1778  Death of Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (b. 1711) on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70   

1788  Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on February - 20.   

1790  On this day in history joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48   

1803  Death of Marie Dumesnil, French actress (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

1806  Death of Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (b. 1725) on February - 20.   

1809  Johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1810  Death of Andreas Hofer, milt leader (fought Napoleon's France), executed at 42 on February - 20.   

1817  Martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1845  Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1848  [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 on February - 20.   

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1494  On this day in history birth of johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on February - 20.   

1523  On this day in history birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

1632  On this day in history birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  On February - 20 birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.