Famous Deaths Happened In May - 20

0685  On May - 20 death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies on May - 20.   

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  On May - 20 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 May - 20.   

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

1550  Death of Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510) on this day in history.   

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

1713  On this day in history 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 May - 20.   

1732  Death of Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676) on May - 20.   

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

1782  Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68 on May - 20.   

1793  Death of Charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

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

1847  Mary Lamb, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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  On May - 20 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  Eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76 on May - 20.   

1883  William Chambers, author/publisher, dies on this day in history.   

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1315  On May - 20 birth of bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)   

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

1470  On this day in history 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 May - 20.   

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

1593  On this day in history birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist   

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.