Famous Birthdays In December - 20

1494  On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)  

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 20.  

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on December - 20.  

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on December - 20.  

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.  

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.  

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer  

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.  

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

1659  Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on this day in history.  

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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  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 this day in history birth of nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845)  

1805  Thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 20.  

1813  Samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82) was born on December - 20.  

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

1825  Romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888 was born on December - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

1841  On December - 20 birth of ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932)  

1858  Jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist (3 Brides) was born on this day in history.  

1859  On December - 20 birth of antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher  

1860  On December - 20 birth of dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904)  

1861  On this day in history birth of ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926)  

1865  On December - 20 birth of maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)  

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  On this day in history death of pope Zephyrinus  

0860  On this day in history death of king Ethelbald of Wessex  

0910  On December - 20 alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies  

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)  

1073  On December - 20 domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies  

1355  On December - 20 stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies  

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on this day in history.