Famous Deaths In May - 20

0685  On May - 20 death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  On May - 20 john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on May - 20.   

1444  On this day in history bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

1471  On this day in history henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies   

1503  Death of Lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463) on May - 20.   

1506  On May - 20 christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55   

1509  Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 on May - 20.   

1550  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510) on this day in history.   

1597  Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies   

1648  Wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

1650  Francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44 on May - 20.   

1669  On this day in history joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies   

1677  On May - 20 death of george Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612)   

1713  On May - 20 death of thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635)   

1717  Death of John Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637) on this day in history.   

1722  On May - 20 death of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669)   

1732  On this day in history death of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676)   

1751  On May - 20 domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38   

1782  On May - 20 carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68   

1793  On this day in history death of charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720)   

1795  Death of Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded on this day in history.   

1825  On May - 20 death of papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788)   

1834  Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies on May - 20.   

1841  Joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies on May - 20.   

1847  Mary Lamb, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 20 john Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70   

1873  On this day in history death of sir George-Étienne Cartier, French-Canadian statesman (b. 1814)   

1875  Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old   

1880  Eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76 on May - 20.   

1883  On this day in history william Chambers, author/publisher, dies   

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1315  On May - 20 birth of bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)   

1364  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican was born on this day in history.   

1470  On this day in history birth of pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian   

1537  On May - 20 birth of hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)   

1547  On this day in history birth of melchior Bischoff, composer   

1554  On May - 20 birth of paulo Bellasio, composer   

1593  On May - 20 birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist   

1593  On this day in history birth of salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)