Famous Deaths Happened In February - 20

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on February - 20.   

1154  On February - 20 death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on this day in history.   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

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

1408  On February - 20 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  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on this day in history.   

1569  Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

1595  On this day in history ernst, archduke of Austria, dies at 41   

1618  On this day in history death of philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)   

1626  John Dowland, composer, dies on February - 20.   

1628  On this day in history gregor Aichinger, German composer/organist, dies at about 63   

1656  James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76 on February - 20.   

1667  On February - 20 david ben Samuel Halevi, rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies   

1707  On February - 20 aurangzeb, Mogul emperor of India (1658-1707), dies   

1731  On this day in history frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50   

1737  On February - 20 elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies   

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

1762  On this day in history death of tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723)   

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

1773  On this day in history charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71   

1778  On this day in history death of laura Bassi, Italian scholar (b. 1711)   

1786  Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70 on February - 20.   

1788  On February - 20 gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68   

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 this day in history.   

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

1810  On this day in history death of andreas Hofer, milt leader (fought Napoleon's France), executed at 42   

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

1845  Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer, dies at 57 on February - 20.   

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

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

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

1523  On February - 20 birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

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

1734  On February - 20 birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

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