Famous Birthdays In December - 20

1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.  

1537  On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)  

1539  On this day in history birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer  

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)  

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

1594  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer  

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on December - 20.  

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)  

1629  On December - 20 birth of pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter  

1659  Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on December - 20.  

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1717  Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787) was born on December - 20.  

1720  Charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender] was born on this day in history.  

1729  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer  

1758  On this day in history birth of othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer  

1774  On December - 20 birth of guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer  

1786  Pietro Raimondi, composer was born on December - 20.  

1792  On December - 20 birth of nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845)  

1805  On this day in history birth of thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry  

1807  On this day in history birth of richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1808  On this day in history birth of thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887  

1809  Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer was born on December - 20.  

1812  Achille Peri, composer was born on this day in history.  

1813  Samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82) was born on this day in history.  

1819  On December - 20 birth of john Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850)  

1825  On December - 20 birth of romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888  

1833  On December - 20 birth of samuel A Mudd, doctor, convicted of giving medical aid to JW Booth  

1838  Edwin Abbott Abbott, English schoolmaster, theologian, and author (d. 1926) was born on December - 20.  

1841  Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932) was born on December - 20.  

1858  On December - 20 birth of jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist (3 Brides)  

1859  Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher was born on December - 20.  

1860  Dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904) was born on December - 20.  

1861  On December - 20 birth of ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926)  

1865  Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc) was born on December - 20.  

1865  On this day in history birth of elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950)  

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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 this day in history.  

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

1494  On this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet