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

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  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.  

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1639  On January - 20 mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies  

1666  Anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64 on January - 20.  

1691  Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

1709  Death of François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (b. 1624) on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1789  Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1837  On January - 20 john Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84  

1838  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1848  On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)  

1850  Death of Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779) on this day in history.  

1857  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on January - 20.  

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

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0225  On this day in history birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)  

1292  On January - 20 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 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 January - 20.  

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