Famous Deaths In October - 20

0460  On this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies  

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies  

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on this day in history.  

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on this day in history.  

1274  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64  

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.  

1570  On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)  

1631  On this day in history death of michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550)  

1640  Death of John Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585) on this day in history.  

1652  Death of Antonio Coello, Spanish writer (b. 1611) on this day in history.  

1676  Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1713  Death of Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (b. 1652) on October - 20.  

1740  Karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies on October - 20.  

1765  William August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44 on October - 20.  

1794  James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64 on October - 20.  

1819  Lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66 on October - 20.  

1842  On this day in history death of grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815)  

1864  Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27 on October - 20.  

1865  On this day in history death of champ Ferguson, Confederate guerrilla (b. 1821)  

1870  On October - 20 michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62  

1871  Charles Babbage, English mathematician (calculator), dies at 78 on October - 20.  

1876  On this day in history jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 68  

1882  On October - 20 olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina poet (El arpa perdida), dies at 41  

1890  On this day in history death of sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821)  

1899  On October - 20 robert H "Bobby" Gunning, Brit colonel (60th Rifles), dies in battle  

1900  Charles Dudley Warner, US writer (As We Go), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1904  Henry Hiles, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1906  On October - 20 william "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants), dies at 67  

1907  On this day in history death of said Pasha Kurd, Kurdish statesman (b.1834)  

1910  Death of David B. Hill, Governor of New York (b. 1843) on this day in history.  

1913  On October - 20 leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69  

1920  Max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1926  Death of Eugene Debs, American labor leader and Socialist presidential candidate (b. 1855) on October - 20.  

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1435  On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca  

1475  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)  

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.  

1616  On October - 20 birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)  

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)  

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on October - 20.  

1637  On this day in history birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)  

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.