Famous Deaths Happened In October - 20

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 20.   

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

1438  On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  On October - 20 joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

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

1631  On October - 20 death of michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550)   

1640  On October - 20 death of john Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585)   

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

1676  On October - 20 christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61   

1713  Death of Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (b. 1652) on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies   

1765  On this day in history william August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44   

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

1819  On this day in history lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66   

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

1864  On this day in history stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27   

1865  Death of Champ Ferguson, Confederate guerrilla (b. 1821) on October - 20.   

1870  Michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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  Olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina poet (El arpa perdida), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1890  On October - 20 death of sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821)   

1899  On this day in history robert H "Bobby" Gunning, Brit colonel (60th Rifles), dies in battle   

1900  Charles Dudley Warner, US writer (As We Go), dies at 70 on October - 20.   

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

1906  On this day in history 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 October - 20.   

1913  Leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69 on October - 20.   

1920  On this day in history max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), dies at 82   

1926  On this day in history death of eugene Debs, American labor leader and Socialist presidential candidate (b. 1855)   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on October - 20.   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On October - 20 birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

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 October - 20.