Died on
Who died on September 20
103 figures who shaped history died on September 20.
- 103deaths
- 51events
Best known
Best known
Gozbald
German abbot (died 855)
Hermann II, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
Count Palatine of Lotharingia from 1064 to 1085
Michael of Chernigov
Grand Prince of Kiev (r. 1236–1239; 1241–1243)
Louis I of Anjou
Count of Anjou
Frederick I of Brandenburg
Elector of Bradenburg from 1415 to 1440
Gilles Binchois
Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer (c. 1400–1460)
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.
All entries
- 1190
Adelog of HildesheimBishop of Hildesheim (died 1190) - 1241CConrad II of Salzwedel
- 1266JJan PrandotaRoman Catholic Bishop of Kraków
- 1328IIbn TaymiyyaIslamic scholar and jurist
- 1492
Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of WarwickEnglish noblewoman - 1501
Agostino BarbarigoDoge of Venice from 1486 to 1501 - 1501
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of DorsetEnglish nobleman and courtier - 1533
Veit StossGerman sculptor - 1537
Pavle BakićSerbian Despot - 1565
Cipriano de RoreItalian composer - 1586
Anthony BabingtonEnglish nobleman convicted of plotting the assassination of Elizabeth I of England - 1586CChidiock TichborneEnglish poet and conspirator against Elizabeth I
- 1590LLodovico AgostiniItalian composer
- 1625
Heinrich Meibom (poet)German historian and poet - 1627
Jan GruterFlemish-born philologist, scholar, and librarian - 1639
Johannes MeursiusDutch scholar - 1643
Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount FalklandEnglish author and politician (died 1643) - 1684
Kim Seok-juScholar and politician
- 1740FFrancis ScobellEnglish politician
- 1793
Fletcher ChristianEnglish sailor - 1803
Robert EmmetIrish Republican, orator and secessionist - 1815
Nicolas DesmarestFrench geologist - 1839
Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st BaronetRoyal Navy officer - 1840
José Gaspar Rodríguez de FranciaDictator of Paraguay from 1814 to 1840 - 1845MMatvei GedenshtromRussian explorer of Northern Siberia
- 1852
Philander ChaseAmerican bishop, educator, and pioneer - 1855
José Trinidad ReyesHonduran priest
- 1863
Jacob GrimmGerman linguist, jurist and mythologist - 1884
Leopold FitzingerAustrian zoologist - 1898
Theodor FontaneGerman journalist, novelist and poet - 1906
Robert R. HittAmerican politician - 1908
Pablo de SarasateSpanish violinist and composer - 1927
George Nichols (actor)American actor - 1930
Gombojab TsybikovRussian-Mongolian Buryat explorer, ethnographer, and statesman - 1932
Francisco S. CarvajalPresident of Mexico in 1914 - 1933
Annie BesantEnglish writer and activist - 1939
Paul BruchésiCanadian prelate - 1942
Kārlis UlmanisPrime minister of Latvia, agronomist - 1945
Augusto Tasso FragosoBrazilian general and president - 1945
William SeabrookAmerican journalist - 1945
Eduard WirthsGerman Nazi physician - 1947
Fiorello La GuardiaAmerican politician - 1947
Jantina TammesDutch botanist and geneticist - 1957
Heino KaskiFinnish composer - 1957
Jean SibeliusFinnish composer - 1970
Alexandros OthonaiosGreek politician and general
- 1971
Giorgos SeferisGreek poet and diplomat
- 1971
James WesterfieldAmerican actor - 1972
Pierre-Henri SimonFrench intellectual and writer
- 1973
Jim CroceAmerican singer-songwriter - 1975
Saint-John PerseFrench poet and diplomat - 1979
Ludvík SvobodaPresident of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1975
- 1984
Steve GoodmanAmerican folk music singer-songwriter - 1987MMichael Stewart (playwright)American dramatist
- 1993
Erich HartmannGerman World War II flying ace - 1994
Davidson NicolSierra Leone Creole academic, diplomat, physician, writer - 1994
Jule StyneBritish-American songwriter - 1996
Paul ErdősHungarian mathematician - 1996RReuben KamangaZambian politician
- 1996
Paul WestonAmerican pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor - 1999
Robert Lebel (ice hockey)Canadian ice hockey administrator - 2000
Gherman TitovSoviet cosmonaut - 2002
Sergei Bodrov Jr.Russian actor - 2003SSimon MuzendaZimbabwean politician
- 2003
Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of MostynBritish Labour Party politician - 2004
Brian CloughEnglish football player and manager - 2004TTownsend HoopesAmerican historian and government official
- 2005
Simon WiesenthalAustrian Nazi hunter - 2006AArmin JordanSwiss conductor
- 2006
Sven NykvistSwedish cinematographer - 2006JJohn W. PetersonAmerican songwriter
- 2007JJohnny Gavin (footballer)Irish footballer
- 2010
Leonard SkinnerAmerican teacher - 2011
Oscar HandlinAmerican historian - 2011
Burhanuddin RabbaniPresident of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2001 - 2012
Fortunato BaldelliItalian prelate - 2012RRichard H. CracroftAmerican academic
- 2012
Tereska TorrèsFrench writer - 2013
James B. VaughtUnited States Army general - 2013
Gilles VerlantBelgian journalist - 2014
Anatoly BerezovoySoviet cosmonaut - 2014
Polly BergenAmerican actress
- 2014
Takako DoiJapanese politician - 2014
George SluizerDutch filmmaker - 2015
Mario CaianoItalian film director and archeologist - 2015
Jagmohan DalmiyaIndian cricket administrator - 2015
Jack LarsonAmerican actor and writer - 2016
Curtis HansonAmerican filmmaker
- 2016
Peter Leo GeretyCatholic archbishop - 2023
Maddy CusackEnglish footballer - 2024
Ibrahim AqilLebanese Hezbollah commander - 2024
Kathryn CrosbyAmerican actress
- 2024
Daniel J. Evans16th governor of Washington - 2024
Sayuri (musician)Japanese musician - 2024
Cleo SylvestreBritish actress - 2024
Eduardo XolAmerican actor, singer and designer - 2025
Matt BeardEnglish football manager
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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.
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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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