7 notable people died on May 20, including John R. Hicks, Adil Shah, Friedrich von Hausen.
20th Century
1 death
John R. Hicks
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1972)
19th Century
1 death
John Clare
farmworkernaturalist
English poet (1793-1864)
18th Century
2 deaths
Adil Shah
monarchruler
The second Afsharid king (1747–1748)
Erland Samuel Bring
historianmathematician
Swedish mathematician
16th Century
2 deaths
John of Ávila
Catholic priestwriter
Spanish priest, Doctor of the Church
Moses Isserles
philosopherPosek
Polish rabbi
12th Century
1 death
Friedrich von Hausen
composerMinnesänger
German composer
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