Famous Deaths In January - 20

0250  Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0287  On January - 20 death of st. Sebastian   

0820  On January - 20 abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies   

0842  On this day in history theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies   

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on January - 20.   

1156  On January - 20 death of bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland   

1191  On January - 20 death of frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167)   

1479  On this day in history john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81   

1569  Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80 on January - 20.   

1612  On this day in history rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59   

1639  Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies on January - 20.   

1666  On this day in history anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64   

1691  On this day in history christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77   

1707  Death of Humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659) on January - 20.   

1709  Death of François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (b. 1624) on January - 20.   

1713  Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies on this day in history.   

1727  John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies on this day in history.   

1739  Death of Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659) on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history charles VII Albert, German emperor (1742-45), dies at 47   

1751  Death of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665) on January - 20.   

1770  On January - 20 death of charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)   

1779  John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50   

1798  On January - 20 christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66   

1810  Death of Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (b. 1722) on this day in history.   

1813  C M Wieland, writer, dies at 79 on January - 20.   

1819  Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70 on January - 20.   

1830  Michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50 on January - 20.   

1837  On this day in history john Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84   

1838  On January - 20 pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64   

1848  On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)   

1850  Death of Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779) on January - 20.   

1857  On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32   

1859  B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on January - 20.   

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0225  Gordian III, Roman Emperor (d. 244) was born on this day in history.   

1292  Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on January - 20.   

1358  Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on January - 20.   

1435  On January - 20 birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)   

1554  On this day in history birth of king Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578)   

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on January - 20.   

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on January - 20.   

1654  On this day in history birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet