Famous Deaths In May - 20
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0685 On this day in history death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)
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 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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 Francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44 on May - 20.
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 On May - 20 death of john Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637)
1722 Death of Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669) on May - 20.
1732 On this day in history death of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676)
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 Death of Charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720) on May - 20.
1795 Death of Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded on May - 20.
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 May - 20 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 this day in history.
1875 On May - 20 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 Eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1883 On May - 20 william Chambers, author/publisher, dies
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