Famous Birthdays In January - 20

1844  Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born on January - 20.  

1847  On this day in history birth of w R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)  

1855  On this day in history birth of amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer  

1865  On this day in history birth of friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck  

1866  Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg) was born on January - 20.  

1867  On January - 20 birth of yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (d. 1944)  

1870  Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer was born on January - 20.  

1873  Charles A Ellwood, US, sociologist/psychologist was born on January - 20.  

1873  Johannes V Jensen, Denmark, novelist/poet (Energy Storage, Nobel 1944) was born on this day in history.  

1876  Józef Hofmann, Polish pianist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.  

1877  Ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) was born on January - 20.  

1878  On January - 20 birth of finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)  

1880  On January - 20 birth of walter W. Bacon, American politician (d. 1962)  

1883  On January - 20 birth of betram Home Ramsay, English admiral/Commander Allied Naval Forces  

1884  On January - 20 birth of a[braham P] Merritt, US, sci-fi author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!)  

1888  Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line) was born on this day in history.  

1889  On January - 20 birth of allan Haines Loughead, American aviation executive (d. 1969)  

1891  On this day in history birth of mischa Elman, Talnoye Ukraine, US violinist  

1892  Roscoe Ates, Grange Miss, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass) was born on January - 20.  

1893  On this day in history birth of kaj Birket-Smith, Danish etnologist/anthropologist (Eskimos)  

1893  On this day in history birth of georg Åberg, Swedish athlete (d. 1946)  

1894  Harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie) was born on this day in history.  

1894  Walter Hamor Piston, Rockland Maine, composer (Incredible Flutis) was born on this day in history.  

1895  Eva A Jessye, US singer/actress/songwriter (Hallelujah) was born on January - 20.  

1896  Elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik) was born on this day in history.  

1896  On January - 20 birth of george Burns, [Nathan Birnbaum], NYC, actor/comedian (Oh God)  

1896  On this day in history birth of rolfe Sedan, NYC, actor (Mailman-George Burns Show)  

1896  Isabel Withers, American actress (d. 1968) was born on this day in history.  

1897  On January - 20 birth of mae Busch, Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist)  

1898  On January - 20 birth of colin Clive, [Greig], St Malo France, actor (Bride of Frankenstein)  

1898  U Razak, Burmese politician (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.  

1899  On this day in history birth of alexander Tcherepnin, composer  

1899  On January - 20 birth of kenjiro Takayanagi, VP (JVC)  

1900  Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer was born on January - 20.  

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0250  On this day in history fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies  

0287  On this day in history death of st. Sebastian  

0820  Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies on this day in history.  

0842  On this day in history theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies  

0882  On this day in history louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies  

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on January - 20.  

1191  Death of Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) on this day in history.  

1479  John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on January - 20.