Famous Deaths In May - 20

0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on this day in history.  

1277  John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies on May - 20.  

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 May - 20 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 this day in history.  

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

1597  Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle on May - 20.  

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  On May - 20 francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44  

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 May - 20.  

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

1722  Death of Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669) on May - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1793  On May - 20 death of charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720)  

1795  Death of Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded on May - 20.  

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

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  On May - 20 death of sir George-Étienne Cartier, French-Canadian statesman (b. 1814)  

1875  On this day in history amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58  

1876  On May - 20 harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old  

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 this day in history 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 May - 20.  

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

1547  On May - 20 birth of melchior Bischoff, composer  

1554  Paulo Bellasio, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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