Famous Personalities Born In December - 20

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

1566  On this day in history birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  On this day in history birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

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

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on this day in history.   

1626  On December - 20 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.   

1717  Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history birth of charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender]   

1729  On December - 20 birth of franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer   

1758  Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer was born on December - 20.   

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

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

1792  Nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845) was born on December - 20.   

1805  On December - 20 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  Thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887 was born on December - 20.   

1809  Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1812  On December - 20 birth of achille Peri, composer   

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

1819  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1833  Samuel A Mudd, doctor, convicted of giving medical aid to JW Booth was born on December - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history birth of jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist (3 Brides)   

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  Elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.   

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0069  On December - 20 death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  On December - 20 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 this day in history domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies   

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

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