Famous Deaths In June - 20

0451  On this day in history death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths  

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on June - 20.  

0885  On June - 20 death of bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)  

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on June - 20.  

1597  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on this day in history.  

1649  On this day in history maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies  

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on this day in history.  

1751  On June - 20 adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56  

1776  On June - 20 death of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (b. 1704)  

1787  On June - 20 carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63  

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1800  Death of Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (b. 1719) on June - 20.  

1820  Death of Manuel Belgrano, Argentine lawyer and politician (b. 1770) on this day in history.  

1833  Philip Knapton, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1837  Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89 on June - 20.  

1842  Michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60 on June - 20.  

1846  On this day in history pieter Adams, architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67  

1869  On this day in history death of toshizou Hijikata, Shinsengumi vice-commander (b. 1835)  

1870  Jules de Goncourt, writer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1876  Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79 on June - 20.  

1883  Olivier Gloux, [Gustave Aimard], French world explorer, dies at 64 on June - 20.  

1888  On this day in history cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66  

1890  On this day in history theodore Edouard Dufaure de Lajarte, composer, dies at 63  

1906  Death of John Clayton Adams, British landscape artist (b. 1840) on this day in history.  

1915  On this day in history emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG), dies  

1917  On this day in history james Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78  

1922  Vittorio Monti, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1923  Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85 on June - 20.  

1925  On this day in history wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72  

1933  On this day in history clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies  

1940  On June - 20 jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29  

1941  Stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies on June - 20.  

1945  Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1947  On this day in history death of benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal  

1948  On this day in history george Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61  

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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on June - 20.  

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on June - 20.  

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on June - 20.  

1583  Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.  

1585  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1615  On this day in history birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]  

1634  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on this day in history.  

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on this day in history.