Famous Deaths In May - 20

0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on this day in history.   

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 May - 20 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 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 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  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  On this day in history francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44   

1669  On this day in history 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  On May - 20 death of thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635)   

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

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

1732  On this day in history death of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676)   

1751  On this day in history domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38   

1782  Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1793  On May - 20 death of charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720)   

1795  On this day in history 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 this day in history marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies   

1841  Joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies on this day in history.   

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

1864  On this day in history john Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70   

1873  Death of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, French-Canadian statesman (b. 1814) on this day in history.   

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 May - 20.   

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

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  Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu) was born on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history birth of melchior Bischoff, composer   

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

1593  Jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist was born on this day in history.   

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