Famous Deaths Happened In August - 20

0535  On this day in history death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on this day in history.   

1153  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.   

1572  On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on this day in history.   

1639  On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41   

1643  On this day in history death of anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (b. 1591)   

1648  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1672  Death of Cornelis de Witt, Dutch, statesman, lynched at 49 on August - 20.   

1679  Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1680  Death of William Bedloe, English informer (b. 1650) on August - 20.   

1701  Death of Charles Sedley, English playwright (b. 1639) on August - 20.   

1707  Death of Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627) on August - 20.   

1773  On August - 20 death of enrique Florez, Spanish historian (b. 1701)   

1799  On August - 20 johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer, dies at 37   

1804  On this day in history death of charles Floyd, only fatality of the Lewis & Clark Expedition   

1811  On August - 20 death of louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (b. 1729)   

1813  On this day in history jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer, dies at 74   

1823  Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], Pope (1800-23), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history richard Wainwright, composer, dies at 68   

1854  Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79 on August - 20.   

1856  On August - 20 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80   

1864  Daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies on August - 20.   

1885  Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1887  On August - 20 death of jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860)   

1908  Louis Varney, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1910  Arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1912  On August - 20 william Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies   

1914  On August - 20 pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies   

1915  On this day in history paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61   

1917  On August - 20 jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies   

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1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on this day in history.   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.   

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.   

1665  On this day in history birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.