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

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

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on January - 20.  

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

1569  Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80 on January - 20.  

1612  Rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

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

1713  On this day in history pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies  

1727  On this day in history john van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies  

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

1770  On January - 20 death of charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)  

1779  On this day in history john Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71  

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

1798  On January - 20 christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66  

1810  Death of Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (b. 1722) on this day in history.  

1813  On January - 20 c M Wieland, writer, dies at 79  

1819  Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

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

1838  On January - 20 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 this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32  

1859  On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73  

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

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 this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)  

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

1586  On January - 20 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.