Famous Deaths Happened In August - 20

0535  On this day in history death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.   

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.   

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.   

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.   

1572  On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.   

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38   

1639  Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history death of anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (b. 1591)   

1648  On August - 20 edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65   

1672  Death of Cornelis de Witt, Dutch, statesman, lynched at 49 on August - 20.   

1679  Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 on August - 20.   

1680  On August - 20 death of william Bedloe, English informer (b. 1650)   

1701  On August - 20 death of charles Sedley, English playwright (b. 1639)   

1707  On August - 20 death of nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)   

1773  On August - 20 death of enrique Florez, Spanish historian (b. 1701)   

1799  On August - 20 johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, composer, dies at 37   

1804  On this day in history death of charles Floyd, only fatality of the Lewis & Clark Expedition   

1811  Death of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (b. 1729) on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer, dies at 74   

1823  On this day in history pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], Pope (1800-23), dies at 83   

1825  Richard Wainwright, composer, dies at 68 on August - 20.   

1854  Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1856  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer, dies at 80 on August - 20.   

1864  On August - 20 daniel Chaplin, US Union brig-general, dies   

1885  On August - 20 edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42   

1887  Death of Jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860) on August - 20.   

1908  Louis Varney, composer, dies at 64 on August - 20.   

1910  On August - 20 arthur Coquard, composer, dies at 64   

1912  William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies   

1915  On August - 20 paul Ehrlich, Germ geneologist (Chemotherapy, Nobel 1908), dies in 61   

1917  On this day in history jFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies   

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1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  On August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on this day in history.   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.   

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.