Famous Deaths Happened In October - 20

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  On this day in history 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 this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

1570  On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)   

1631  On October - 20 death of michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550)   

1640  On this day in history death of john Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585)   

1652  Death of Antonio Coello, Spanish writer (b. 1611) on this day in history.   

1676  Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61 on October - 20.   

1713  Death of Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (b. 1652) on October - 20.   

1740  On October - 20 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  James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

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 October - 20.   

1870  Michael William Balfe, composer (Bohemian Girl), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history charles Babbage, English mathematician (calculator), dies at 78   

1876  On this day in history jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 68   

1882  On this day in history olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina poet (El arpa perdida), dies at 41   

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 October - 20 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 October - 20.   

1907  On this day in history death of said Pasha Kurd, Kurdish statesman (b.1834)   

1910  Death of David B. Hill, Governor of New York (b. 1843) on October - 20.   

1913  Leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1920  Max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1926  Death of Eugene Debs, American labor leader and Socialist presidential candidate (b. 1855) on this day in history.   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in history.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on October - 20.   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.   

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)