Famous Deaths Happened In May - 20

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

1277  On this day in history 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  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1471  On May - 20 henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies   

1503  On May - 20 death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

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  On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle   

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

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

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

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

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

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  On May - 20 death of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676)   

1751  On this day in history domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38   

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

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

1795  On May - 20 death of ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded   

1825  Death of Papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788) on May - 20.   

1834  On May - 20 marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies   

1841  Joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies on this day in history.   

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

1864  John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 on May - 20.   

1873  Death of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, French-Canadian statesman (b. 1814) on May - 20.   

1875  Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 on May - 20.   

1876  Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old on May - 20.   

1880  On this day in history eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76   

1883  William Chambers, author/publisher, dies on May - 20.   

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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  Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 20 birth of paulo Bellasio, composer   

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

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on May - 20.