Famous Birthdays In May - 20

1851  On May - 20 birth of emile Berliner, Germany, inventor (flat phonograph record)   

1851  On May - 20 birth of rose Hawthorne Lathrop, US, nun/daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne   

1856  On May - 20 birth of henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter   

1860  Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917) was born on May - 20.   

1874  On May - 20 birth of folkert E Posthuma, Dutch minister of Agriculture/Industry   

1876  On May - 20 birth of john Owen Jones, composer   

1881  On May - 20 birth of wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland (WW II general)   

1882  Sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history birth of paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher   

1889  Felix Arndt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1889  Margery Allingham, detective story writer was born on this day in history.   

1889  William Lawther, union leader was born on this day in history.   

1890  Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde) was born on May - 20.   

1894  Adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent) was born on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history birth of chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994)   

1895  On May - 20 birth of reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer (Spitfire)   

1897  Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983) was born on this day in history.   

1899  Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments) was born on May - 20.   

1899  John M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71) was born on this day in history.   

1899  Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969) was born on May - 20.   

1901  Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37) was born on May - 20.   

1901  On May - 20 birth of otto Waldis, Austria, actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World)   

1902  On this day in history birth of hans Sahl, writer   

1903  On May - 20 birth of jerzy Fitelberg, composer   

1904  Russell Hardie, Buffalo NY, actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On May - 20 birth of gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing)   

1905  On this day in history birth of harry Campion, statistician/founder (Brit Central Statistical Office)   

1906  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989)   

1908  Jimmy Stewart, PA, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life) was born on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history birth of james Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)   

1909  Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist was born on May - 20.   

1909  John Arkell, director of administration (BBC) was born on this day in history.   

1911  On May - 20 birth of annie M G Schmidt, writer (Fam Doorsnee, Jip & Janneke)   

1911  Gardner F[rancis] Fox, US, sci-fi author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman) was born on this day in history.   

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0685  On this day in history death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  On this day in history john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on this day in history.   

1444  On this day in history bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  On May - 20 peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.   

1503  On May - 20 death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

1506  On this day in history christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55