Famous Deaths Happened In October - 20
Friday, 20 March 2026
0460 Eudocia aelia athenais: Empress oostromeinse rich/poetess, 

1139 Henry x the trotse: Duke of bayern (1126-38), 

1187 Urbanus iii: [umberto crivelli], italian pope (1185-87), 

1268 Conrad hohenstaufen: [conrad van zwaben], son of conrad iv, 

1274 Engelbert ii of falkenburg: Archbishop of cologne, 

1438 Jacopo di piero della quercia: Italian sculptor, 

1525 Joannes custos: S neth humanist, 

1570 João de barros: Portuguese historian (b. 1496) 

1631 Michael maestlin: German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550) 

1640 John ball: English puritan clergyman (b. 1585) 

1652 Antonio coello: Spanish writer (b. 1611) 

1676 Christopher gibbons: Composer, 

1713 Archibald pitcairne: Scottish physician (b. 1652) 

1740 Karl vi: German emperor (1711-40), 

1765 William august duke of cumberland: Engl supreme commander, 

1794 James adam: System architect (essays on agriculture), 

1819 Lambert-francois godecharle: Composer, 

1842 Grace darling: English heroine (b. 1815) 

1864 Stephen dodson ramseur: Confederate gen-major, 

1865 Champ ferguson: Confederate guerrilla (b. 1821) 

1870 Michael william balfe: Composer (bohemian girl), 

1871 Charles babbage: English mathematician (calculator), 

1876 Jeronimo de bosch kemper: Dutch sociologist/historian, 

1882 Olegario victor andrade: Argentina poet (el arpa perdida), 

1890 Sir richard burton: British explorer and writer (b. 1821) 

1899 Robert h "bobby" gunning: Brit colonel (60th rifles), 

1900 Charles dudley warner: Us writer (as we go), 

1904 Henry hiles: Composer, 

1906 William "buck" ewing: Hall of fame catcher (ny giants), 

1907 Said pasha kurd: Kurdish statesman (b.1834) 

1910 David b. hill: Governor of new york (b. 1843) 

1913 Leander schlegel: Composer, 

1920 Max bruch: German composer (kol nidre), 

1926 Eugene debs: American labor leader and socialist presidential candidate (b. 1855) 

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