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Who died on May 20

104 figures who shaped history died on May 20.

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Æthelberht II of East Anglia — 8th-century king and saint, who died on May 20 794.

Gero — German nobleman (c. 900 – 965), who died on May 20 965.

Bao Zheng — 11th-century Chinese politician and cultural personification of justice, who died on May 20 1062.

Pope John XXI — Head of the Catholic Church from 1276 to 1277, who died on May 20 1277.

Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari — South Asian Sufi saint, who died on May 20 1291.

Maria of Calabria — Countess of Alba, who died on May 20 1366.

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Who died on May 20?

104 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 20, including Æthelberht II of East Anglia, Gero, Bao Zheng. 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 May 20?

64 documented historical events happened on May 20, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The First Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church, was formally opened by Constantine the Great. On the same day, in another year: The Picts defeated the Northumbrians at the Battle of Dun Nechtain, severely weakening the latter's power in northern Great Britain. 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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