Deaths on July 20

Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone

Died on July 20, 1616

Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Irish nobleman and rebel soldier (b. 1550)

Hugh O'Neill (Irish: Aodh Mór Ó Néill; literally Hugh The Great O'Neill; c. 1550 – 20 July 1616), was an Irish Gaelic lord, Earl of Tyrone (known as the Great Earl) and was later created The Ó Néill Mór, Chief of the Name. O'Neill's career was played out against the background of the Tudor conquest of Ireland, and he is best known for leading a coalition of Irish clans during the Nine Years' War, the strongest threat to the House of Tudor in Ireland since the uprising of Silken Thomas against King Henry VIII.

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Deaths on July 20

Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone

Died on July 20, 1616

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