Famous Deaths In January - 20

0250  Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on January - 20.  

0287  Death of St. Sebastian on January - 20.  

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

0842  On this day in history theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies  

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

1569  On this day in history miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80  

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

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1639  Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1713  On January - 20 pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies  

1727  On January - 20 john van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies  

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

1745  On this day in history charles VII Albert, German emperor (1742-45), dies at 47  

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  John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 on January - 20.  

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  On January - 20 michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50  

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

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 January - 20 death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)  

1857  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.  

1859  On January - 20 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 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 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  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on this day in history.  

1654  On January - 20 birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet