Famous Deaths Happened In January - 20
Thursday, 01 January 2026
0250 Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on January - 20. 

0287 Death of St. Sebastian on this day in history. 

0820 Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies on January - 20. 

0842 On January - 20 theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies 

0882 On this day in history louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies 

1156 On this day in history death of bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland 

1191 On January - 20 death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) 

1479 John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history. 

1569 Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80 on this day in history. 

1612 Rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59 on January - 20. 

1639 Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies on this day in history. 

1666 On January - 20 anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64 

1691 On January - 20 christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 

1707 On this day in history death of humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659) 

1709 On this day in history death of françois de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (b. 1624) 

1713 On January - 20 pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies 

1727 John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies on January - 20. 

1739 On this day in history death of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659) 

1745 Charles VII Albert, German emperor (1742-45), dies at 47 on January - 20. 

1751 Death of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665) on this day in history. 

1770 Death of Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722) on January - 20. 

1779 On January - 20 john Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 

1789 On this day in history johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50 

1798 On this day in history christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66 

1810 Death of Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (b. 1722) on January - 20. 

1813 C M Wieland, writer, dies at 79 on January - 20. 

1819 On this day in history carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70 

1830 Michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history. 

1837 John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 on January - 20. 

1838 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 on January - 20. 

1848 Death of Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) on January - 20. 

1850 On January - 20 death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779) 

1857 Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history. 

1859 B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on January - 20. 

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