Famous Deaths Happened In May - 20

0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.   

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

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

1597  On May - 20 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 May - 20.   

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  Death of Thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635) on May - 20.   

1717  Death of John Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637) on May - 20.   

1722  Death of Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1795  On May - 20 death of ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded   

1825  Death of Papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788) on May - 20.   

1834  On this day in history marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies   

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

1847  On May - 20 mary Lamb, writer, dies   

1864  John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 20 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  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 this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history 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  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  Melchior Bischoff, composer was born on May - 20.   

1554  Paulo Bellasio, composer was born on this day in history.   

1593  Jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist was born on May - 20.   

1593  On this day in history birth of salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)