Famous Deaths In June - 20

0451  On this day in history death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths   

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on this day in history.   

0885  On June - 20 death of bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)   

1585  On this day in history christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52   

1597  On this day in history willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies   

1649  On this day in history maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies   

1668  On this day in history death of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)   

1751  Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 on June - 20.   

1776  Death of Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (b. 1704) on this day in history.   

1787  On June - 20 carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63   

1800  Death of Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (b. 1719) on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history death of manuel Belgrano, Argentine lawyer and politician (b. 1770)   

1833  On this day in history philip Knapton, composer, dies at 44   

1837  Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1842  On June - 20 michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60   

1846  On June - 20 pieter Adams, architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67   

1869  Death of Toshizou Hijikata, Shinsengumi vice-commander (b. 1835) on June - 20.   

1870  On this day in history jules de Goncourt, writer, dies at 39   

1876  Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1883  On June - 20 olivier Gloux, [Gustave Aimard], French world explorer, dies at 64   

1888  Cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1890  Theodore Edouard Dufaure de Lajarte, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history death of john Clayton Adams, British landscape artist (b. 1840)   

1915  Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG), dies on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history james Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78   

1922  Vittorio Monti, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1923  Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85 on June - 20.   

1925  On this day in history wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72   

1933  On June - 20 clara Zetkin, German feminist/communist, dies   

1940  On this day in history jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29   

1941  On this day in history stephanie H (Lapidoth-)Swarth, author (Lonely flowers, dies   

1945  Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1947  Death of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal on this day in history.   

1948  George Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on June - 20.   

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on June - 20.   

1583  On June - 20 birth of jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)   

1585  On June - 20 birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

1615  On this day in history birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

1634  On June - 20 birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)   

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on June - 20.