Famous Personalities Born In July - 20
Sunday, 17 August 2025
0810 On this day in history birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)
1304 Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on this day in history.
1513 On this day in history birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general
1519 On July - 20 birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)
1537 Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on July - 20.
1600 On July - 20 birth of simon Ives, composer
1659 Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on July - 20.
1663 On July - 20 birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver
1709 On this day in history birth of james Harris, philosopher
1720 Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer was born on this day in history.
1726 William Jones, composer was born on July - 20.
1744 Henri Hamal, composer was born on this day in history.
1754 On this day in history birth of destutt de Tracy, French philosopher (d. 1836)
1757 On July - 20 birth of garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (d. 1811)
1761 Joseph Lefebvre, composer was born on this day in history.
1762 On July - 20 birth of jakob Haibel, composer
1766 Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat was born on this day in history.
1774 On this day in history birth of auguste Marmont, French marshal (d. 1852)
1779 On July - 20 birth of ignaz Schuster, composer
1785 Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer was born on this day in history.
1793 On July - 20 birth of aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski)
1796 Edward Hodges, composer was born on this day in history.
1797 Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.
1803 Jakob Zeugheer, composer was born on this day in history.
1803 Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet was born on this day in history.
1804 Richard Owen, British zoologist was born on this day in history.
1806 John Sterling, writer (Representative Victorian) was born on this day in history.
1811 James Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, governor (Jamaica) was born on July - 20.
1814 Ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist was born on this day in history.
1816 William Bowman, English anatomist was born on July - 20.
1819 On this day in history birth of paul Henrion, composer
1824 Alexander Schimmelfennig, Prussia, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on July - 20.
1836 Thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist (Diseases of the Heart) was born on July - 20.
1837 On this day in history birth of hans Sommer, composer