Famous Deaths Happened In May - 20
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
0685 On May - 20 death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)
1277 John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies on this day in history.
1285 Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on this day in history.
1444 On this day in history bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63
1449 On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies
1471 Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.
1503 On May - 20 death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)
1506 On this day in history christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55
1509 On this day in history catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45
1550 On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510)
1597 On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle
1622 Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies on this day in history.
1648 Wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies on May - 20.
1650 On this day in history francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44
1669 Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies on May - 20.
1677 On this day in history death of george Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612)
1713 On May - 20 death of thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635)
1717 Death of John Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637) on May - 20.
1722 Death of Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669) on this day in history.
1732 Death of Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676) on May - 20.
1751 On this day in history domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38
1782 On this day in history carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68
1793 On May - 20 death of charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720)
1795 On May - 20 death of ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded
1825 On this day in history death of papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788)
1834 Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies on May - 20.
1841 Joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies on this day in history.
1847 Mary Lamb, writer, dies on this day in history.
1864 John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1873 Death of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, French-Canadian statesman (b. 1814) on May - 20.
1875 On this day in history amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58
1876 On May - 20 harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old
1880 On May - 20 eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76
1883 On May - 20 william Chambers, author/publisher, dies
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