Famous Birthdays In December - 20

1867  On December - 20 birth of fini Valdemar Henriques, composer   

1868  On this day in history birth of harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road   

1869  Charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady) was born on December - 20.   

1870  Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) was born on this day in history.   

1871  On December - 20 birth of henry Kimball Hadley, composer   

1872  Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer was born on December - 20.   

1873  On December - 20 birth of kwan-Ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian(d. 1948)   

1875  T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) was born on this day in history.   

1876  Jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses) was born on December - 20.   

1876  On December - 20 birth of walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson (1923-46)   

1881  Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) was born on December - 20.   

1884  On December - 20 birth of marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor   

1886  On December - 20 birth of domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer   

1886  Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Calif, tennis player (US Open 1909-11) was born on this day in history.   

1888  On December - 20 birth of fred Merkle, American baseball figure (d. 1958)   

1889  Bozidar Sirola, composer was born on this day in history.   

1890  Yvonne Arnaud, French-born actress (d. 1958) was born on December - 20.   

1894  Robert Menzies, Australian PM (1939-41, 1949-66) was born on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history birth of susanne Langer, US, philosopher/educator (Philosophy in a New Key)   

1898  Irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama) was born on December - 20.   

1900  On this day in history birth of gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935)   

1901  Louis I Kahn, US architect [or Feb 20] was born on December - 20.   

1901  On December - 20 birth of robert Van de Graaff, Alabama, physicist (Mobility of Gaseous Ions)   

1902  George EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews was born on December - 20.   

1902  Max Lerner, US, columnist (NY Post) was born on December - 20.   

1902  Sidney Hook, anticommunist philosopher (Paradoxes of Freedom) was born on December - 20.   

1902  On December - 20 birth of george Edward Alexander Windsor, Duke of Kent (d. 1942)   

1904  Albert Van Dekker, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture) was born on December - 20.   

1904  On December - 20 birth of [Schmidt] Hans Burkhardt, artist   

1905  On December - 20 birth of "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (mighty Australian leg-spinner)   

1906  Dick White, head of British secret service (MI-5/MI-6) was born on December - 20.   

1906  On December - 20 birth of irving Krick, meteorologist   

1906  Lowell Gilmore, MN, actor (Living Christ Series) was born on this day in history.   

1907  Paul Francis Webster, songwriter (d. 1984) was born on December - 20.   

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0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on December - 20.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.   

0910  On this day in history alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on December - 20.   

1073  On this day in history domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.   

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.