Famous Deaths In January - 20

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

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on this day in history.  

0820  Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies on January - 20.  

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 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  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  On this day in history rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59  

1639  On January - 20 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 January - 20 christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77  

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

1709  On this day in history 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  Death of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665) on January - 20.  

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 January - 20.  

1810  On January - 20 death of benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (b. 1722)  

1813  C M Wieland, writer, dies at 79 on January - 20.  

1819  On this day in history 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  On January - 20 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 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  On this day in history birth of gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244)  

1292  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on January - 20.  

1358  On January - 20 birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)  

1435  Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on January - 20.  

1554  On January - 20 birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)  

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 this day in history.