Famous Deaths In February - 20

1054  On this day in history yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

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

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on February - 20.   

1194  On February - 20 tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  On February - 20 death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on February - 20.   

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

1524  On this day in history death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya   

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

1579  On this day in history death of nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)   

1595  Ernst, archduke of Austria, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1618  Death of Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554) on February - 20.   

1626  On February - 20 john Dowland, composer, dies   

1628  Gregor Aichinger, German composer/organist, dies at about 63 on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history james Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76   

1667  David ben Samuel Halevi, rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies on this day in history.   

1707  Aurangzeb, Mogul emperor of India (1658-1707), dies on this day in history.   

1731  On February - 20 frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50   

1737  Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1746  Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68 on February - 20.   

1762  Death of Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723) on this day in history.   

1771  On February - 20 death of jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (b. 1678)   

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

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

1786  Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70 on February - 20.   

1788  On this day in history gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68   

1790  Joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history death of marie Dumesnil, French actress (b. 1713)   

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  On February - 20 death of andreas Hofer, milt leader (fought Napoleon's France), executed at 42   

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

1845  On this day in history pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer, dies at 57   

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

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on this day in history.   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on this day in history.   

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

1632  On February - 20 birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  On this day in history birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

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

1734  On February - 20 birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.