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 this day in history.  

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

1471  On this day in history henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies  

1503  Death of Lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463) on this day in history.  

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on this day in history.  

1509  On May - 20 catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45  

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

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1597  Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

1722  Death of Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669) on May - 20.  

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

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  On May - 20 death of papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788)  

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  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 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 May - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

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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 May - 20 birth of pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian  

1537  On May - 20 birth of hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)  

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 this day in history.  

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