Famous Deaths In May - 20

0685  On this day in history death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1503  Death of Lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463) on this day in history.   

1506  On May - 20 christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55   

1509  Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history 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  On May - 20 wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies   

1650  On May - 20 francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44   

1669  On May - 20 joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies   

1677  Death of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612) on this day in history.   

1713  Death of Thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635) on this day in history.   

1717  On May - 20 death of john Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637)   

1722  On this day in history death of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669)   

1732  On May - 20 death of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676)   

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

1782  On this day in history carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68   

1793  On this day in history 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  On May - 20 mary Lamb, writer, dies   

1864  On May - 20 john Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70   

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  Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old on May - 20.   

1880  On this day in history 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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1315  Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349) was born on May - 20.   

1364  On May - 20 birth of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican   

1470  On May - 20 birth of pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian   

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

1547  Melchior Bischoff, composer was born on this day in history.   

1554  Paulo Bellasio, composer was born on May - 20.   

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

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on May - 20.