Famous Deaths In October - 20

0460  On October - 20 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 October - 20.  

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies  

1274  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Death of Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550) on October - 20.  

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  On this day in history 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  James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

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

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  On October - 20 death of champ Ferguson, Confederate guerrilla (b. 1821)  

1870  On this day in history michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62  

1871  Charles Babbage, English mathematician (calculator), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1876  Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1904  On October - 20 henry Hiles, composer, dies at 77  

1906  William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants), dies at 67 on October - 20.  

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

1910  On October - 20 death of david B. Hill, Governor of New York (b. 1843)  

1913  Leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

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

1475  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)  

1496  On this day in history birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise  

1616  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)  

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

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

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.  

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