Famous Deaths In July - 20

0833  Ansegis/Ansegius, French abbot of Fontenelle/author, dies at about 63 on this day in history.  

0985  On this day in history death of pope Boniface VII  

1031  Robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies on July - 20.  

1156  Death of Emperor Toba of Japan (b. 1103) on July - 20.  

1160  On July - 20 death of peter Lombard, French theologian  

1201  Agnes of France, queen of France, dies [or 7/18] on this day in history.  

1320  Death of King Oshin of Armenia (b. 1282) on July - 20.  

1322  Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies on July - 20.  

1351  Death of Margaretha Ebner, German visionary (b. 1291) on this day in history.  

1387  On this day in history death of robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu (poisoned) (b. 1356)  

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1398  Death of Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England (b. 1374) on this day in history.  

1453  On July - 20 death of enguerrand de Monstrelet, French chronicler  

1454  Johan II, King of Castile, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1524  Death of Claude of France, wife of Louis XII of France (b. 1499) on this day in history.  

1573  Death of Lancelot of Brederode, water beggar, beheaded on July - 20.  

1597  Franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies on this day in history.  

1607  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian (Historia Belgica), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1609  Federico Zuccari, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at about 69 on July - 20.  

1616  On this day in history death of hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier  

1636  On July - 20 death of john Oldham, trader in Mass, murdered by indians  

1704  Death of Peregrine White, first English child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1620) on July - 20.  

1732  On this day in history francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer, dies at 51  

1752  On this day in history john C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85  

1762  Christoph Nichelsmann, German klavecinist/composer, dies on this day in history.  

1766  Isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies on this day in history.  

1808  Francois-Hippolyte Barthelemon, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1816  On this day in history death of gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin, Russian poet (b. 1743)  

1819  John Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies on July - 20.  

1824  On July - 20 joan M Kemper, lawyer (layed-out Civil Code), dies  

1825  Joseph-Denis Doche, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1859  Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies on this day in history.  

1866  Death of Faa di Bruno, Italian captain (Er d'italia, Lissa), commits suicide on July - 20.  

1868  Antoine Prumier, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1881  Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies on this day in history.  

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0810  Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870) was born on July - 20.  

1304  Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on this day in history.  

1513  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general  

1519  On this day in history birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)  

1537  On this day in history birth of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604)  

1600  On July - 20 birth of simon Ives, composer  

1659  On this day in history birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)  

1663  Pierre Drevet, French engraver was born on this day in history.