Famous Deaths In May - 20
Saturday, 28 January 2023
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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