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 this day in history.  

1444  On May - 20 bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63  

1449  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on this day in history.  

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.  

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  On this day in history catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45  

1550  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510) on May - 20.  

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1597  On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

1622  On May - 20 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 this day in history.  

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

1677  On this day in history death of george Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612)  

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

1717  On this day in history death of john Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637)  

1722  On this day in history 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 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  Death of Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded on this day in history.  

1825  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

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

1875  On May - 20 amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58  

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  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  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  Paulo Bellasio, composer was born on May - 20.  

1593  On this day in history birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist  

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