Famous Birthdays In December - 20

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 December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer  

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  On December - 20 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  Pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter was born on December - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

1720  Charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender] was born on December - 20.  

1729  Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer was born on December - 20.  

1758  On December - 20 birth of othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer  

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

1786  On December - 20 birth of pietro Raimondi, composer  

1792  On this day in history 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 December - 20 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 December - 20.  

1813  On this day in history 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  Romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888 was born on December - 20.  

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  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932)  

1858  On this day in history 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  Dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904) was born on December - 20.  

1861  Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926) was born on December - 20.  

1865  On this day in history birth of maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)  

1865  Elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950) was born on December - 20.  

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0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.  

0217  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus  

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

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on December - 20.  

1022  On this day in history death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)  

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

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

1494  On December - 20 death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet