Famous Birthdays In December - 20
Monday, 18 March 2024
1494 Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.
1537 On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
1539 Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.
1566 On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)
1579 John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.
1594 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.
1606 Christoph Schultze, composer was born on December - 20.
1626 Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.
1629 Pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.
1659 On December - 20 birth of francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman
1717 On December - 20 birth of charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787)
1720 On December - 20 birth of charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender]
1729 Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer was born on this day in history.
1758 Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer was born on December - 20.
1774 On December - 20 birth of guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer
1786 Pietro Raimondi, composer was born on December - 20.
1792 On December - 20 birth of nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845)
1805 Thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry was born on this day in history.
1807 Richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.
1808 On December - 20 birth of thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887
1809 On this day in history birth of friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer
1812 On this day in history birth of achille Peri, composer
1813 On December - 20 birth of samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82)
1819 On this day in history birth of john Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850)
1825 Romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.
1833 Samuel A Mudd, doctor, convicted of giving medical aid to JW Booth was born on December - 20.
1838 On December - 20 birth of edwin Abbott Abbott, English schoolmaster, theologian, and author (d. 1926)
1841 On this day in history birth of ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932)
1858 Jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist (3 Brides) was born on this day in history.
1859 On this day in history birth of antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher
1860 On this day in history birth of dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904)
1861 Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history birth of maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)
1865 Elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.