Famous Birthdays In April - 20

1870  On this day in history birth of maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Urdu, Pakistani scholar (d.1961)   

1871  On this day in history birth of william Henry Davies, Wales, poet (Autobiography of a Super Tramp)   

1876  Gerard J Arbous, actor/publicist (Prince William of Orange) was born on April - 20.   

1879  Robert Lynd, Irish writer/critic (Pleasures of Ignorance) was born on this day in history.   

1879  Paul Poiret, French couturier (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

1881  On April - 20 birth of nikolai Miaskovsky, Novogeorievsk Poland, composer (Kirov is With Us)   

1881  Sem Dresden, composer/conductor was born on April - 20.   

1882  Holland Smith, U.S. General (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1884  On April - 20 birth of princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1966)   

1889  Adolph Hitler, Braunau Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45) was born on April - 20.   

1889  Albert Jean Amateau, Turkish-born businessman and social activist (d. 1996) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On April - 20 birth of adolf Scharf, president Austria (1957-65)   

1890  Maurice Duplessis, premier of Québec, known as "Le Chef" (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Harold Lloyd, Burchard Neb, silent comic (Why Worry, Safety Last) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On April - 20 birth of hermann Ungar, writer   

1893  On this day in history birth of juan Mira, Spain, painter/sculptor (Dog Barking at the Moon)   

1893  Edna Parker, American supercentenarian was born on this day in history.   

1893  Joan Miró, Spanish painter (d. 1983) was born on this day in history.   

1894  Martinus Nijhoff, poet/interpreter/linguistic (spelling) was born on April - 20.   

1895  On this day in history birth of emile Christian, American musician (d. 1973)   

1896  Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) was born on this day in history.   

1896  Wop May, Canadian aviator (d. 1952) was born on April - 20.   

1897  On April - 20 birth of bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh)   

1897  On April - 20 birth of gregory Ratoff, Petrograd Russia, actor/director (Corsican Brothers)   

1900  On April - 20 birth of fred Raymond, composer   

1900  Kees Verwey, painter/water colors painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1901  Michel Leiris, French cultural anthropologist was born on this day in history.   

1902  Donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed) was born on April - 20.   

1902  Vesselin Stoyanov, composer was born on this day in history.   

1903  On April - 20 birth of dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife & Comrade)   

1904  Bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong) was born on this day in history.   

1904  On April - 20 birth of george Stibitz, American scientist (d. 1995)   

1907  On this day in history birth of alan Reed, actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone)   

1907  Miran Bux, cricketer (his one season of Test & 1st-class play 1954-55) was born on this day in history.   

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1164  On April - 20 victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

1176  On April - 20 death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)   

1314  On this day in history clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies   

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)   

1534  On April - 20 elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on April - 20.   

1632  On this day in history death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake