Famous Deaths Happened In May - 20

0685  On May - 20 death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

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

1285  On May - 20 death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  On this day in history bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on this day in history.   

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.   

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  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510)   

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

1622  On this day in history osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies   

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

1650  On this day in history francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44   

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

1677  Death of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (b. 1612) on this day in history.   

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

1717  On this day in history death of john Trevor, British statesman (b. 1637)   

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

1732  Death of Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (b. 1676) on this day in history.   

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

1782  Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68 on May - 20.   

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  On May - 20 death of papaflessas, Greek priest and government official (b. 1788)   

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

1841  On this day in history joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies   

1847  On this day in history mary Lamb, writer, dies   

1864  John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 20 death of sir George-Étienne Cartier, French-Canadian statesman (b. 1814)   

1875  On May - 20 amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58   

1876  On this day in history harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old   

1880  On May - 20 eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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)