Famous Deaths In October - 20
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
0460 Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on October - 20.
1139 On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies
1187 On October - 20 urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies
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 Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.
1525 On October - 20 joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50
1570 Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on this day in history.
1631 On this day in history death of michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550)
1640 On this day in history death of john Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585)
1652 On October - 20 death of antonio Coello, Spanish writer (b. 1611)
1676 On this day in history christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61
1713 On October - 20 death of archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (b. 1652)
1740 On this day in history karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies
1765 William August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44 on this day in history.
1794 On October - 20 james Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64
1819 Lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66 on October - 20.
1842 Death of Grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815) on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1870 Michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62 on this day in history.
1871 On this day in history charles Babbage, English mathematician (calculator), dies at 78
1876 Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1882 Olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina poet (El arpa perdida), dies at 41 on October - 20.
1890 On October - 20 death of sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821)
1899 Robert H "Bobby" Gunning, Brit colonel (60th Rifles), dies in battle on October - 20.
1900 Charles Dudley Warner, US writer (As We Go), dies at 70 on October - 20.
1904 On October - 20 henry Hiles, composer, dies at 77
1906 On this day in history william "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants), dies at 67
1907 Death of Said Pasha Kurd, Kurdish statesman (b.1834) on October - 20.
1910 Death of David B. Hill, Governor of New York (b. 1843) on this day in history.
1913 On this day in history leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69
1920 On October - 20 max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), dies at 82
1926 On October - 20 death of eugene Debs, American labor leader and Socialist presidential candidate (b. 1855)
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