Famous Deaths In May - 20

0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on May - 20.   

1277  John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies on May - 20.   

1285  On this day in history death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  On May - 20 bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on May - 20.   

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 May - 20.   

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on this day in history.   

1509  Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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

1597  Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle on May - 20.   

1622  Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies on this day in history.   

1648  Wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies on May - 20.   

1650  On May - 20 francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44   

1669  On May - 20 joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies   

1677  On this day in history death of george Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612)   

1713  Death of Thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635) on this day in history.   

1717  On May - 20 death of john Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637)   

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

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

1751  Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38 on May - 20.   

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

1793  Death of Charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist (b. 1720) on May - 20.   

1795  Death of Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded on this day in history.   

1825  Death of Papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788) on May - 20.   

1834  On May - 20 marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies   

1841  Joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies on May - 20.   

1847  Mary Lamb, writer, dies on May - 20.   

1864  On May - 20 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  On this day in history amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58   

1876  Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old on this day in history.   

1880  Eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history william Chambers, author/publisher, dies   

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1315  Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349) was born on May - 20.   

1364  On May - 20 birth of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican   

1470  Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian was born on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)   

1547  Melchior Bischoff, composer was born on May - 20.   

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

1593  On May - 20 birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist   

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.