Famous Deaths In May - 20

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

1277  On this day in history 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  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on May - 20.  

1449  On May - 20 peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies  

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

1503  On this day in history death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)  

1506  On May - 20 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)  

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1597  On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

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

1648  On this day in history wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies  

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  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 this day in history death of john Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637)  

1722  On this day in history death of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669)  

1732  On May - 20 death of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676)  

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

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  Death of Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded on May - 20.  

1825  Death of Papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788) on this day in history.  

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

1841  On this day in history joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies  

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

1864  On May - 20 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  Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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  On May - 20 william Chambers, author/publisher, dies  

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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 May - 20 birth of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican  

1470  Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian was born on this day in history.  

1537  Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu) was born on this day in history.  

1547  On May - 20 birth of melchior Bischoff, composer  

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

1593  On this day in history birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist  

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on May - 20.