Famous Birthdays In December - 20

1867  On December - 20 birth of fini Valdemar Henriques, composer  

1868  On December - 20 birth of harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road  

1869  Charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady) was born on December - 20.  

1870  On this day in history birth of pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)  

1871  On this day in history birth of henry Kimball Hadley, composer  

1872  Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer was born on this day in history.  

1873  On December - 20 birth of kwan-Ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian(d. 1948)  

1875  T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) was born on December - 20.  

1876  Jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses) was born on this day in history.  

1876  Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson (1923-46) was born on December - 20.  

1881  Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers) was born on December - 20.  

1884  On this day in history birth of marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor  

1886  Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer was born on this day in history.  

1886  On this day in history birth of hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Calif, tennis player (US Open 1909-11)  

1888  On December - 20 birth of fred Merkle, American baseball figure (d. 1958)  

1889  Bozidar Sirola, composer was born on this day in history.  

1890  On December - 20 birth of yvonne Arnaud, French-born actress (d. 1958)  

1894  On December - 20 birth of robert Menzies, Australian PM (1939-41, 1949-66)  

1895  On this day in history birth of susanne Langer, US, philosopher/educator (Philosophy in a New Key)  

1898  Irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama) was born on this day in history.  

1900  Gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935) was born on December - 20.  

1901  On December - 20 birth of louis I Kahn, US architect [or Feb 20]  

1901  On December - 20 birth of robert Van de Graaff, Alabama, physicist (Mobility of Gaseous Ions)  

1902  George EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews was born on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history birth of max Lerner, US, columnist (NY Post)  

1902  On this day in history birth of sidney Hook, anticommunist philosopher (Paradoxes of Freedom)  

1902  On this day in history birth of george Edward Alexander Windsor, Duke of Kent (d. 1942)  

1904  On this day in history birth of albert Van Dekker, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture)  

1904  [Schmidt] Hans Burkhardt, artist was born on December - 20.  

1905  On December - 20 birth of "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (mighty Australian leg-spinner)  

1906  On December - 20 birth of dick White, head of British secret service (MI-5/MI-6)  

1906  On this day in history birth of irving Krick, meteorologist  

1906  Lowell Gilmore, MN, actor (Living Christ Series) was born on this day in history.  

1907  Paul Francis Webster, songwriter (d. 1984) was born on this day in history.  

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0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on December - 20.  

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.  

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex  

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

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)  

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

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

1494  Death of Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet on December - 20.