Famous Deaths In May - 20

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

1277  On May - 20 john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on May - 20.   

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  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  Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 on May - 20.   

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

1597  On May - 20 matthijs Heldt, dies in battle   

1622  Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies on May - 20.   

1648  Wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

1650  Francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1669  Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1677  On May - 20 death of george Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612)   

1713  Death of Thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635) on May - 20.   

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

1722  Death of Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669) on May - 20.   

1732  On May - 20 death of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676)   

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

1782  On May - 20 carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68   

1793  On this day in history death of charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720)   

1795  Death of Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded on May - 20.   

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

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  On May - 20 death of sir George-Étienne Cartier, French-Canadian statesman (b. 1814)   

1875  On this day in history amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58   

1876  On May - 20 harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old   

1880  Eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76 on May - 20.   

1883  On May - 20 william Chambers, author/publisher, dies   

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1315  On this day in history birth of bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)   

1364  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican was born on this day in history.   

1470  On this day in history birth of pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian   

1537  Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu) was born on May - 20.   

1547  Melchior Bischoff, composer was born on this day in history.   

1554  Paulo Bellasio, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1593  On May - 20 birth of salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)