Famous Personalities Born In December - 20

1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

1539  On December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

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  On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on December - 20.   

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

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

1717  On December - 20 birth of charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787)   

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

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

1819  John Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850) was born on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history birth of romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888   

1833  Samuel A Mudd, doctor, convicted of giving medical aid to JW Booth was born on this day in history.   

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

1859  Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher was born on December - 20.   

1860  On this day in history birth of dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904)   

1861  Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 20.   

0217  On December - 20 death of pope Zephyrinus   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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