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 this day in history.  

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

1585  On this day in history christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52  

1597  On this day in history willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies  

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on June - 20.  

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on June - 20.  

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

1776  Death of Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (b. 1704) on this day in history.  

1787  On this day in history carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63  

1800  On June - 20 death of abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (b. 1719)  

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

1833  On this day in history philip Knapton, composer, dies at 44  

1837  Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60  

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

1869  On June - 20 death of toshizou Hijikata, Shinsengumi vice-commander (b. 1835)  

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

1876  On this day in history antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79  

1883  On this day in history olivier Gloux, [Gustave Aimard], French world explorer, dies at 64  

1888  Cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1890  On June - 20 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  Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG), dies on June - 20.  

1917  James Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

1923  On June - 20 joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85  

1925  On June - 20 wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72  

1933  On June - 20 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  On this day in history bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58  

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  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | Next Page »

1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.  

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on this day in history.  

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on this day in history.  

1583  On this day in history birth of jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)  

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  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)  

1642  On this day in history birth of george Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)