Famous Deaths In January - 20

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

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

0882  On January - 20 louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies  

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on January - 20.  

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  On this day in history miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80  

1612  Rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59 on January - 20.  

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1639  Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies on January - 20.  

1666  On January - 20 anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64  

1691  Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 on January - 20.  

1707  On this day in history 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  John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies on January - 20.  

1739  Death of Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659) on this day in history.  

1745  Charles VII Albert, German emperor (1742-45), dies at 47 on January - 20.  

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  On January - 20 john Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71  

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

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

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

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

1857  On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32  

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

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

1292  On this day in history birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)  

1358  On January - 20 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  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on January - 20.  

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on January - 20.  

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.