Famous Deaths In January - 20

0250  On this day in history fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies  

0287  On January - 20 death of st. Sebastian  

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

0842  Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies on January - 20.  

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on this day in history.  

1156  On January - 20 death of bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland  

1191  Death of Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) on this day in history.  

1479  John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on January - 20.  

1569  On January - 20 miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80  

1612  On this day in history rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59  

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1639  On this day in history mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies  

1666  On this day in history anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64  

1691  On this day in history christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77  

1707  Death of Humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659) on January - 20.  

1709  On January - 20 death of françois de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (b. 1624)  

1713  Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies on January - 20.  

1727  On January - 20 john van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies  

1739  On January - 20 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 January - 20.  

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  On this day in history death of benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (b. 1722)  

1813  C M Wieland, writer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1819  On January - 20 carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70  

1830  On January - 20 michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50  

1837  On this day in history john Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84  

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

1848  On January - 20 death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)  

1850  On this day in history death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)  

1857  On January - 20 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32  

1859  B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on this day in history.  

1292  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on January - 20.  

1358  On this day in history birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)  

1435  On January - 20 birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)  

1554  On January - 20 birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)  

1586  On this day in history birth of johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel)  

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on this day in history.  

1654  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on January - 20.