Famous Deaths Happened In May - 20

0685  On this day in history death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  On this day in history john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  On this day in history death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

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  On this day in history death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on May - 20.   

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

1550  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510)   

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

1622  Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies   

1650  Francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1669  On May - 20 joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies   

1677  Death of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612) on May - 20.   

1713  On this day in history death of thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635)   

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

1722  Death of Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669) on this day in history.   

1732  Death of Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676) on this day in history.   

1751  Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38 on May - 20.   

1782  On this day in history carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68   

1793  Death of Charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

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  On May - 20 joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies   

1847  On May - 20 mary Lamb, writer, dies   

1864  On this day in history john Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70   

1873  On May - 20 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 20.   

1364  On May - 20 birth of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican   

1470  On May - 20 birth of pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian   

1537  Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu) was born on May - 20.   

1547  On May - 20 birth of melchior Bischoff, composer   

1554  Paulo Bellasio, composer was born on May - 20.   

1593  Jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist was born on this day in history.   

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