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Who died on April 20

81 figures who shaped history died on April 20.

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Peter Bartholomew — French soldier and visionary (died 1099), who died on April 20 1099.

Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke — Anglo-Norman lord in Ireland (c. 1130–1176), who died on April 20 1176.

Güyük Khan — Khagan of the Mongol Empire from 1246 to 1248, who died on April 20 1248.

Hōjō Tokimune — Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan, who died on April 20 1284.

Pope Clement V — Head of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314, who died on April 20 1314.

Maria of Looz-Heinsberg — Dutch noble lady, who died on April 20 1502.

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Who died on April 20?

81 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 20, including Peter Bartholomew, Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Güyük Khan. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on April 20?

49 documented historical events happened on April 20, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Sun dogs were observed over Stockholm, Sweden, inspiring Vädersolstavlan, the oldest coloured depiction of the city. On the same day, in another year: Bacatá, the main settlement of the Muisca Confederation in present-day Colombia, was conquered by Spanish conquistadors led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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