Deaths on February 20

Pope Martin V

Died on February 20, 1431

Pope Martin V (b. 1368)

Pope Martin V (Latin: Martinus V; Italian: Martino V; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Otto (or Oddone) Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 November 1417 to his death in 1431. His election effectively ended the Western Schism of 1378–1417. He is the last pope to date to take on the pontifical name "Martin".

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30 May

Joan of Arc
Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. The Roman Catholic Church remembers this day as the celebration of Saint Joan of Arc.
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Henry VI of England
Hundred Years' War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.