Famous Birthdays In May - 20

1911  On May - 20 birth of gardner Fox, American writer (d. 1986)   

1912  On May - 20 birth of joseph Proce, 3rd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives)   

1913  Henry Cadbury Brown, architect was born on this day in history.   

1913  Ion Dumitrescu, composer was born on May - 20.   

1913  William Hewlett, cofounder (Hewlett-Packard Co) was born on May - 20.   

1914  Corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On May - 20 birth of hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)   

1915  Moshe Dayan, Israeli general/minister of Defense was born on this day in history.   

1915  On May - 20 birth of peter Copley, actor (Victim, King & Country)   

1916  Cornelie Coposu, politician was born on May - 20.   

1916  John McIntyre, theologian was born on this day in history.   

1916  Owen Chadwick, chancellor (U of East Anglia) was born on May - 20.   

1916  Trebisonda Valla, Italian athlete (d. 2006) was born on this day in history.   

1916  Alexei Petrovich Maresiev, Russian flying ace (d. 2001) was born on May - 20.   

1917  On this day in history birth of enyss Djemil, composer   

1917  Richard Charles Cobb, historian was born on May - 20.   

1917  Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1917  Bergur Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic politician (d. 2005) was born on this day in history.   

1918  On May - 20 birth of edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)   

1919  On this day in history birth of george Gobel, Chicago Ill, comedian/TV personality (I Love My Wife)   

1920  Betty Driver, actress (Penny Paradise) was born on May - 20.   

1920  On May - 20 birth of john Cruickshank, banker   

1920  William Simpson, British trade union leader was born on May - 20.   

1921  John Harrison, British vice admiral/surgeon was born on May - 20.   

1921  John Marchi, (Rep-R-NY) was born on this day in history.   

1921  On May - 20 birth of w Borchert, writer   

1921  On this day in history birth of hal Newhouser, American baseball player (d. 1998)   

1922  Clifford Butler, vice chancellor (Loughborough Univ of Technology) was born on May - 20.   

1923  Edith Fellows, Boston, actress (Pennies From Heaven, City Streets) was born on this day in history.   

1923  Hugh Beach, British General was born on May - 20.   

1923  On May - 20 birth of samuel Selvon, author   

1924  Betty Driver, actress (Coronation St, Pardon the Expression) was born on May - 20.   

1924  On this day in history birth of peter Shore, MP (Labour)   

1925  On May - 20 birth of d French Slaughter Jr, (Rep-R-VA, 1985- )   

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0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on May - 20.   

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

1285  On May - 20 death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  On May - 20 bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on May - 20.   

1471  On this day in history henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies   

1503  Death of Lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463) on this day in history.   

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