Famous Birthdays In April - 20

1870  Maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Urdu, Pakistani scholar (d.1961) was born on this day in history.   

1871  William Henry Davies, Wales, poet (Autobiography of a Super Tramp) was born on April - 20.   

1876  On this day in history birth of gerard J Arbous, actor/publicist (Prince William of Orange)   

1879  On this day in history birth of robert Lynd, Irish writer/critic (Pleasures of Ignorance)   

1879  On this day in history birth of paul Poiret, French couturier (d. 1944)   

1881  Nikolai Miaskovsky, Novogeorievsk Poland, composer (Kirov is With Us) was born on this day in history.   

1881  Sem Dresden, composer/conductor was born on April - 20.   

1882  Holland Smith, U.S. General (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1884  Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1966) was born on April - 20.   

1889  On this day in history birth of adolph Hitler, Braunau Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)   

1889  Albert Jean Amateau, Turkish-born businessman and social activist (d. 1996) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history birth of adolf Scharf, president Austria (1957-65)   

1890  Maurice Duplessis, premier of Québec, known as "Le Chef" (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On April - 20 birth of harold Lloyd, Burchard Neb, silent comic (Why Worry, Safety Last)   

1893  On this day in history birth of hermann Ungar, writer   

1893  On this day in history birth of juan Mira, Spain, painter/sculptor (Dog Barking at the Moon)   

1893  On April - 20 birth of edna Parker, American supercentenarian   

1893  On April - 20 birth of joan Miró, Spanish painter (d. 1983)   

1894  On April - 20 birth of martinus Nijhoff, poet/interpreter/linguistic (spelling)   

1895  Emile Christian, American musician (d. 1973) was born on April - 20.   

1896  Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) was born on April - 20.   

1896  Wop May, Canadian aviator (d. 1952) was born on April - 20.   

1897  Bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh) was born on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history birth of gregory Ratoff, Petrograd Russia, actor/director (Corsican Brothers)   

1900  On this day in history birth of fred Raymond, composer   

1900  Kees Verwey, painter/water colors painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1901  Michel Leiris, French cultural anthropologist was born on April - 20.   

1902  On April - 20 birth of donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed)   

1902  On April - 20 birth of vesselin Stoyanov, composer   

1903  On April - 20 birth of dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife & Comrade)   

1904  On this day in history birth of bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong)   

1904  George Stibitz, American scientist (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history birth of alan Reed, actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone)   

1907  Miran Bux, cricketer (his one season of Test & 1st-class play 1954-55) was born on this day in history.   

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1164  On April - 20 victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

1176  On this day in history death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)   

1314  Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies on this day in history.   

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on April - 20.   

1521  On April - 20 death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)   

1534  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on April - 20.   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on this day in history.   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on this day in history.