Famous Deaths Happened In May - 10
Friday, 20 March 2026
0238 Gaius julius verus maximinus: The thracian, roman emperor, murdered 

0995 Boudouin: Bishop of utrecht 

1290 Duke rudolph ii of austria: Duke rudolph ii of austria (b. 1271) 

1424 Go-kameyama: Emperor of japan 

1493 Colin campbell: 1st earl of argyll, scottish politician 

1521 Sebastian brant: Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) 

1566 Leonhard fuchs: German botanist, 

1569 Juan the avila: Spanish minister/writer 

1637 Susanna van baerle: Dutch wife of constantine huygens, 

1641 Johan banér: Swedish soldier (b. 1596) 

1653 John bicker: Ship builder/merchant/regent, 

1657 Gustaf horn: Swedish soldier and politician (b. 1592) 

1691 Colonel john birch: English soldier (b. 1615) 

1696 Jean de la bruyère: French writer (b. 1645) 

1710 Georg dietrich leiding: Composer, 

1717 John hathorne: American magistrate (b. 1641) 

1726 Charles beauclerk: 1st duke of st albans, english soldier (b. 1670) 

1733 Barton booth: English actor (b. 1681) 

1737 Nakamikado emperor of japan: Nakamikado emperor of japan (b. 1702) 

1760 Johann christoph graupner: Composer, 

1764 Picander: [christian henrici], german writer (die weiberprobe), 

1770 Charles avison: Composer, 

1774 Louis xv: King of france (1715-74), 

1785 Etienne joseph floquet: Composer, 

1787 William watson: English physician and scientist (b. 1715) 

1789 Guillaume gommaire kennis: Composer, 

1792 John stevens: American delegate to the continental congress 

1794 Elisabeth pmh: Princess of france, beheaded at 30 

1798 George vancouver: British explorer, (voyage of discovery), 

1807 Comte de rochambeau: French soldier (b. 1725) 

1818 Paul revere: American patriot, 

1820 Matthaus stegmayer: Composer, 

1826 Giuseppe sigismondo: Composer, 

1829 Thomas young: Physicist/decipherer of egyptian hierogolyphics, 

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