Famous Personalities Born In April - 20
Saturday, 29 November 2025
1442 Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) was born on April - 20. 

1494 On April - 20 birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister 

1586 Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on this day in history. 

1592 On this day in history birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author 

1594 On this day in history birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer 

1633 Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on this day in history. 

1646 On April - 20 birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) 

1650 William Bedloe, English informer (d. 1680) was born on April - 20. 

1668 On April - 20 birth of yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (d. 1739) 

1705 On this day in history birth of balthasar Schmid, composer 

1718 On April - 20 birth of david Brainerd, American missionary (d. 1747) 

1723 On April - 20 birth of cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1781) 

1725 On April - 20 birth of johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer 

1726 Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer was born on April - 20. 

1745 On this day in history birth of philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry 

1748 Georg Michael Telemann, composer was born on this day in history. 

1748 Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer was born on April - 20. 

1761 On this day in history birth of johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer 

1808 Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71) was born on April - 20. 

1809 John Smith Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1881 was born on this day in history. 

1818 On this day in history birth of heinrich Göbel, German-born inventor (d. 1893) 

1824 On this day in history birth of alfred Holt Colquitt, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 

1826 On April - 20 birth of dina M Craik, writer 

1827 John Gibbon, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 was born on this day in history. 

1839 Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914) was born on April - 20. 

1850 On April - 20 birth of daniel Chester, French/American sculptor (Minute Man) 

1851 On April - 20 birth of young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1875) 

1857 Charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/author (HW Knife Day) was born on this day in history. 

1857 On April - 20 birth of hermann Bang, writer 

1858 On April - 20 birth of auguste Chapuis, composer 

1860 Charles Gordon Curtis, US attorney/inventor (Curtis Turbine) was born on April - 20. 

1860 Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch MP (SDAP) was born on this day in history. 

1866 Victor Hollaender, composer was born on this day in history. 

1870 Simeon Roncal, composer was born on this day in history. 

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