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 this day in history.  

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

0882  On January - 20 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  On this day in history death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)  

1479  John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on January - 20.  

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  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 January - 20.  

1691  On this day in history christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77  

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 January - 20 pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies  

1727  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 January - 20.  

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

1830  On January - 20 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  On January - 20 death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)  

1850  On this day in history death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)  

1857  On January - 20 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  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.  

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on January - 20.  

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

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  On January - 20 birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns  

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