Famous Personalities Born In February - 20

1494  On this day in history birth of johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on February - 20.   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on February - 20.   

1632  On February - 20 birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  On February - 20 birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on February - 20.   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.   

1745  On this day in history birth of henry James Pye, English poet (d. 1813)   

1751  On February - 20 birth of johann Heinrich Voß, German poet (d. 1826)   

1752  On this day in history birth of charles Broche, composer   

1753  On this day in history birth of louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (d. 1815)   

1757  On February - 20 birth of john 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist (d. 1834)   

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  On February - 20 birth of ferdinando Carulli, composer   

1779  On this day in history birth of augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington   

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher was born on February - 20.   

1791  Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) was born on February - 20.   

1794  William Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869) was born on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history birth of eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

1802  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer was born on February - 20.   

1803  Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer was born on February - 20.   

1805  Angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer was born on February - 20.   

1808  Daumier, Marseilles France, artist was born on February - 20.   

1809  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on February - 20.   

1809  On February - 20 birth of henry Walton Wessells, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1816  On February - 20 birth of josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer   

1819  Alfred Escher, Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur (d. 1882) was born on February - 20.   

1820  Mahlon Dickerson Manson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on February - 20.   

1827  Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1912 was born on this day in history.   

1835  Allessandro d'Ancona, Italian philologist was born on February - 20.   

1838  On this day in history birth of james Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1839  On this day in history birth of benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908)   

1844  On February - 20 birth of ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics)   

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0702  Death of K'inich Kan B'alam II, king of the Maya state of Palenque (b. 635) on this day in history.   

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on February - 20.   

1154  On February - 20 death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on this day in history.   

1194  On this day in history tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on February - 20.   

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on February - 20.   

1431  On this day in history martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies