Famous Birthdays In December - 20

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

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 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter  

1659  On this day in history birth of francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman  

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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  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer  

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

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

1786  Pietro Raimondi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1812  Achille Peri, composer was born on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history birth of samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82)  

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  On this day in history 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  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 December - 20.  

1860  Dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904) was born on December - 20.  

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 December - 20.  

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0069  On this day in history 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 this day in history alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies  

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on December - 20.  

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on December - 20.  

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on this day in history.  

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