Famous Deaths In February - 20

1054  On this day in history yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies  

1154  On this day in history 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 February - 20.  

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  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on February - 20.  

1524  On this day in history 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 February - 20 death of nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)  

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1595  Ernst, archduke of Austria, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1618  On February - 20 death of philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)  

1626  John Dowland, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1656  On this day in history james Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76  

1667  On February - 20 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  On February - 20 guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68  

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

1771  On February - 20 death of jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (b. 1678)  

1773  On February - 20 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 this day in history gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68  

1790  On February - 20 joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48  

1803  On this day in history death of marie Dumesnil, French actress (b. 1713)  

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

1809  On this day in history johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76  

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 February - 20.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on February - 20.  

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

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on February - 20.  

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised  

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on this day in history.  

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