Famous Deaths In January - 20

0250  On January - 20 fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies  

0287  On January - 20 death of st. Sebastian  

0820  Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies on this day in history.  

0842  Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) on January - 20.  

1479  On January - 20 john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81  

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 this day in history.  

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

1666  Anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1691  On January - 20 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  On January - 20 pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies  

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 this day in history.  

1751  On January - 20 death of john Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)  

1770  Death of Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722) on this day in history.  

1779  John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 on January - 20.  

1789  On January - 20 johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50  

1798  Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66 on January - 20.  

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

1813  On this day in history c M Wieland, writer, dies at 79  

1819  Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70 on January - 20.  

1830  Michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50 on January - 20.  

1837  John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1838  On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64  

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

1850  Death of Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779) on January - 20.  

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

1859  On January - 20 b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73  

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on January - 20.  

1292  On January - 20 birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)  

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

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on this day in history.  

1554  On this day in history birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)  

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on this day in history.  

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

1654  On this day in history birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet