Famous Birthdays In February - 20

1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.  

1507  On February - 20 birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)  

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on this day in history.  

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on February - 20.  

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised  

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on this day in history.  

1745  On this day in history birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer  

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

1751  Johann Heinrich Voß, German poet (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.  

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1752  Charles Broche, composer was born on February - 20.  

1753  Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (d. 1815) was born on February - 20.  

1757  John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.  

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

1770  Ferdinando Carulli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1784  On this day in history birth of adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher  

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

1794  On this day in history birth of william Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869)  

1796  Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician was born on this day in history.  

1802  On February - 20 birth of charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer  

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

1805  Angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1808  Daumier, Marseilles France, artist was born on this day in history.  

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  Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer was born on February - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

1827  Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1912 was born on February - 20.  

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  Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics) was born on this day in history.  

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0702  Death of K'inich Kan B'alam II, king of the Maya state of Palenque (b. 635) on February - 20.  

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on this day in history.  

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on this day in history.  

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on February - 20.  

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on February - 20.  

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on this day in history.  

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