Famous Deaths In February - 20

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on this day in history.   

1154  On February - 20 death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

1171  On February - 20 death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)   

1194  On this day in history tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  On this day in history death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

1408  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1524  On February - 20 death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya   

1569  On February - 20 mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician, dies at 50   

1579  Death of Nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509) on this day in history.   

1595  Ernst, archduke of Austria, dies at 41 on February - 20.   

1618  On February - 20 death of philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)   

1626  On this day in history john Dowland, composer, dies   

1628  On February - 20 gregor Aichinger, German composer/organist, dies at about 63   

1656  James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76 on February - 20.   

1667  David ben Samuel Halevi, rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies on February - 20.   

1707  Aurangzeb, Mogul emperor of India (1658-1707), dies on February - 20.   

1731  On this day in history frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50   

1737  On this day in history elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies   

1746  On this day in history guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68   

1762  On this day in history death of tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723)   

1771  On this day in history death of jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (b. 1678)   

1773  On this day in history charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71   

1778  Death of Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (b. 1711) on February - 20.   

1786  Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1788  Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1790  Joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48 on February - 20.   

1803  Death of Marie Dumesnil, French actress (b. 1713) on February - 20.   

1806  On February - 20 death of lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (b. 1725)   

1809  On February - 20 johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76   

1810  Death of Andreas Hofer, milt leader (fought Napoleon's France), executed at 42 on this day in history.   

1817  On February - 20 martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27   

1845  Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1848  On February - 20 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on February - 20.   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on this day in history.   

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on February - 20.   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer