Famous Birthdays In February - 20

1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on this day in history.   

1507  On this day in history birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  On this day in history birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

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 February - 20.   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on February - 20.   

1734  On February - 20 birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 20.   

1752  Charles Broche, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  On February - 20 birth of carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

1794  William Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869) was born on February - 20.   

1796  On February - 20 birth of eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

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 February - 20.   

1808  On this day in history birth of daumier, Marseilles France, artist   

1809  On February - 20 birth of albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1809  Henry Walton Wessells, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889 was born on this day in history.   

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

1819  On this day in history birth of alfred Escher, Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur (d. 1882)   

1820  On February - 20 birth of mahlon Dickerson Manson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

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

1835  On this day in history birth of allessandro d'Ancona, Italian philologist   

1838  James Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on February - 20.   

1839  Benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908) was born on February - 20.   

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

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0702  On this day in history death of k'inich Kan B'alam II, king of the Maya state of Palenque (b. 635)   

1054  On February - 20 yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

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

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

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1258  On this day in history death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on this day in history.   

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.