Famous Birthdays In December - 20
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1494 Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.
1537 King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 20.
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 December - 20.
1594 On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer
1606 On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer
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 On this day in history birth of francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman
1717 Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787) was born on December - 20.
1720 On this day in history birth of charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender]
1729 Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer was born on December - 20.
1758 Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer was born on December - 20.
1774 On this day in history birth of guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer
1786 On December - 20 birth of pietro Raimondi, composer
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 Richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on December - 20.
1808 Thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887 was born on December - 20.
1809 On this day in history birth of friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer
1812 Achille Peri, composer was born on this day in history.
1813 On December - 20 birth of samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82)
1819 John Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850) was born on this day in history.
1825 On this day in history birth of romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888
1833 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1841 On December - 20 birth of ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932)
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 this day in history.
1860 On December - 20 birth of dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904)
1861 Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926) was born on December - 20.
1865 Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc) was born on this day in history.
1865 On December - 20 birth of elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950)