Famous Deaths In January - 20

0250  Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on this day in history.  

0287  On this day in history death of st. Sebastian  

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

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

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

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on this day in history.  

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.  

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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  On January - 20 death of humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659)  

1709  Death of François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (b. 1624) on January - 20.  

1713  Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies on this day in history.  

1727  John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies on this day in history.  

1739  Death of Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659) on January - 20.  

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 January - 20.  

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

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

1798  Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1810  On this day in history death of benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (b. 1722)  

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

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

1830  On this day in history michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50  

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

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

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

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

1857  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)  

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.  

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

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on January - 20.  

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 this day in history.