Famous Birthdays In December - 20
Monday, 27 March 2023
1494 Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.
1537 On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
1539 Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.
1566 On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)
1579 On December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)
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 Pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.
1659 Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on this day in history.
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 Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer was born on this day in history.
1774 Guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer was born on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history birth of pietro Raimondi, composer
1792 Nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845) was born on December - 20.
1805 On this day in history birth of thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry
1807 On December - 20 birth of richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
1808 On December - 20 birth of thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887
1809 On this day in history birth of friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer
1812 On this day in history birth of achille Peri, composer
1813 On this day in history birth of samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82)
1819 On December - 20 birth of john Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850)
1825 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of edwin Abbott Abbott, English schoolmaster, theologian, and author (d. 1926)
1841 Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932) was born on December - 20.
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 Dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904) was born on December - 20.
1861 Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.
1865 On December - 20 birth of maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)
1865 On December - 20 birth of elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950)