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

1444  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on May - 20.   

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

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

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

1650  On this day in history francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44   

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 May - 20.   

1713  On May - 20 death of thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635)   

1717  On May - 20 death of john Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637)   

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

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

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

1795  On this day in history 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 May - 20.   

1847  Mary Lamb, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 20 john Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70   

1873  On this day in history death of sir George-Étienne Cartier, French-Canadian statesman (b. 1814)   

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

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  On May - 20 william Chambers, author/publisher, dies   

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1315  Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349) was born on May - 20.   

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

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 May - 20.   

1547  On May - 20 birth of melchior Bischoff, composer   

1554  On May - 20 birth of paulo Bellasio, composer   

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

1593  On May - 20 birth of salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)