Famous Deaths In May - 20

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

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

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 May - 20.  

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

1509  On May - 20 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  Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies on May - 20.  

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

1717  On this day in history 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 May - 20.  

1751  On May - 20 domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38  

1782  Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies  

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

1847  Mary Lamb, writer, dies on May - 20.  

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

1876  Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old on this day in history.  

1880  Eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76 on May - 20.  

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  On this day in history birth of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican  

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 this day in history birth of melchior Bischoff, composer  

1554  On May - 20 birth of paulo Bellasio, composer  

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

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.