Famous Deaths Happened In May - 20

0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on May - 20.   

1277  John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies on this day in history.   

1285  On May - 20 death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  On this day in history bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on this day in history.   

1471  On this day in history henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies   

1503  On this day in history death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on this day in history.   

1509  On this day in history catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45   

1550  On May - 20 death of ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510)   

1597  Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies   

1648  Wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

1650  Francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1669  Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1677  On May - 20 death of george Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612)   

1713  Death of Thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635) on May - 20.   

1717  On this day in history death of john Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637)   

1722  On May - 20 death of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669)   

1732  Death of Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676) on this day in history.   

1751  On May - 20 domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38   

1782  On May - 20 carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68   

1793  Death of Charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720) on May - 20.   

1795  On this day in history death of ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded   

1825  On May - 20 death of papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788)   

1834  On May - 20 marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies   

1841  On this day in history joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies   

1847  Mary Lamb, writer, dies on May - 20.   

1864  John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history death of sir George-Étienne Cartier, French-Canadian statesman (b. 1814)   

1875  On this day in history amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58   

1876  Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76   

1883  On this day in history william Chambers, author/publisher, dies   

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1315  On this day in history birth of bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)   

1364  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican was born on May - 20.   

1470  Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian was born on this day in history.   

1537  On May - 20 birth of hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)   

1547  Melchior Bischoff, composer was born on May - 20.   

1554  On this day in history birth of paulo Bellasio, composer   

1593  Jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist was born on May - 20.   

1593  On this day in history birth of salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)