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Who died on September 20

103 figures who shaped history died on September 20.

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Gozbald — German abbot (died 855), who died on September 20 855.

Hermann II, Count Palatine of Lotharingia — Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1064 to 1085, who died on September 20 1085.

Michael of Chernigov — Grand Prince of Kiev (r. 1236–1239; 1241–1243), who died on September 20 1246.

Louis I of Anjou — Count of Anjou, who died on September 20 1384.

Frederick I of Brandenburg — Elector of Bradenburg from 1415 to 1440, who died on September 20 1440.

Gilles Binchois — Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer (c. 1400–1460), who died on September 20 1460.

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Who died on September 20?

103 people with a Wikipedia article died on September 20, including Gozbald, Hermann II, Count Palatine of Lotharingia, Michael of Chernigov. 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 September 20?

51 documented historical events happened on September 20, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Harald III of Norway and his English ally Tostig Godwinson defeated the northern earls Edwin and Morcar at the Battle of Fulford near York. On the same day, in another year: The second of two major uprisings by the Old Prussians, a Baltic tribe, began against the Teutonic Knights. 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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