Famous Deaths In May - 20

0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on May - 20.  

1277  John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies on this day in history.  

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  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on this day in history.  

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  Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 on May - 20.  

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

1597  On May - 20 matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

1622  On this day in history osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies  

1648  On May - 20 wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies  

1650  Francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1669  Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies on May - 20.  

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

1722  On May - 20 death of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669)  

1732  Death of Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676) on May - 20.  

1751  On this day in history domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38  

1782  Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68 on May - 20.  

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  Death of Papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788) on May - 20.  

1834  Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies on May - 20.  

1841  On May - 20 joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies  

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

1864  On this day in history 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  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 May - 20 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  Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)  

1547  Melchior Bischoff, composer was born on this day in history.  

1554  On this day in history 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 May - 20.