Famous Deaths In October - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0460 On October - 20 eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies
1139 On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies
1187 On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies
1268 On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies
1274 Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.
1438 On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64
1525 On October - 20 joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50
1570 On October - 20 death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)
1631 Death of Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550) on October - 20.
1640 On October - 20 death of john Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585)
1652 On October - 20 death of antonio Coello, Spanish writer (b. 1611)
1676 Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61 on October - 20.
1713 On October - 20 death of archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (b. 1652)
1740 On this day in history karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies
1765 William August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44 on this day in history.
1794 On October - 20 james Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64
1819 On October - 20 lambert-Francois Godecharle, composer, dies at 66
1842 On October - 20 death of grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815)
1864 On this day in history stephen Dodson Ramseur, Confederate gen-major, dies at 27
1865 Death of Champ Ferguson, Confederate guerrilla (b. 1821) on this day in history.
1870 Michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62 on this day in history.
1871 On October - 20 charles Babbage, English mathematician (calculator), dies at 78
1876 Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1882 Olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina poet (El arpa perdida), dies at 41 on October - 20.
1890 Death of Sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821) on this day in history.
1899 On October - 20 robert H "Bobby" Gunning, Brit colonel (60th Rifles), dies in battle
1900 On this day in history charles Dudley Warner, US writer (As We Go), dies at 70
1904 On this day in history henry Hiles, composer, dies at 77
1906 William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants), dies at 67 on this day in history.
1907 Death of Said Pasha Kurd, Kurdish statesman (b.1834) on October - 20.
1910 On October - 20 death of david B. Hill, Governor of New York (b. 1843)
1913 On October - 20 leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69
1920 On October - 20 max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), dies at 82
1926 On October - 20 death of eugene Debs, American labor leader and Socialist presidential candidate (b. 1855)
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