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 this day in history death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on May - 20.   

1449  On May - 20 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  Death of Lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463) on May - 20.   

1506  On this day in history christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55   

1509  Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 on May - 20.   

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  Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies   

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

1669  Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies on May - 20.   

1677  Death of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612) on May - 20.   

1713  On this day in history death of thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635)   

1717  Death of John Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1751  Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38 on May - 20.   

1782  On May - 20 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  Death of Papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788) on this day in history.   

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

1841  On May - 20 joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies   

1847  On May - 20 mary Lamb, writer, dies   

1864  John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 on May - 20.   

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

1875  Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 on May - 20.   

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  William Chambers, author/publisher, dies on May - 20.   

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

1364  On this day in history birth of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican   

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 May - 20 birth of paulo Bellasio, composer   

1593  On May - 20 birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist   

1593  On May - 20 birth of salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)