Famous Deaths In May - 20

0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on May - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1449  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on May - 20.  

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

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

1506  On this day in history christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55  

1509  Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1550  On May - 20 death of ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510)  

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1597  On May - 20 matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

1622  Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies on May - 20.  

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

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

1669  Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.  

1677  Death of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612) on this day in history.  

1713  Death of Thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635) on this day in history.  

1717  Death of John Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637) on May - 20.  

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

1732  Death of Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676) on May - 20.  

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

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

1793  Death of Charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720) on May - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1847  On this day in history mary Lamb, writer, dies  

1864  John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1873  Death of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, French-Canadian statesman (b. 1814) on this day in history.  

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  William Chambers, author/publisher, dies on this day in history.  

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1315  Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349) was born on this day in history.  

1364  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican was born on May - 20.  

1470  Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian was born on May - 20.  

1537  Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu) was born on this day in history.  

1547  Melchior Bischoff, composer was born on May - 20.  

1554  On this day in history birth of paulo Bellasio, composer  

1593  Jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist was born on May - 20.  

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.