Famous Personalities Born In July - 20
Thursday, 18 December 2025
0810 On July - 20 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 Innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591) was born on this day in history. 

1537 Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on July - 20. 

1600 Simon Ives, composer was born on this day in history. 

1659 On July - 20 birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) 

1663 On this day in history birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver 

1709 On this day in history birth of james Harris, philosopher 

1720 On this day in history birth of ignaz Vitzthumb, composer 

1726 William Jones, composer was born on July - 20. 

1744 Henri Hamal, composer was born on July - 20. 

1754 On July - 20 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 On this day in history birth of thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, British diplomat 

1774 Auguste Marmont, French marshal (d. 1852) was born on this day in history. 

1779 Ignaz Schuster, composer was born on July - 20. 

1785 Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39)/Westernizer/reformer was born on July - 20. 

1793 Aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski) was born on July - 20. 

1796 Edward Hodges, composer was born on this day in history. 

1797 On July - 20 birth of sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, Polish explorer and geologist (d. 1873) 

1803 Jakob Zeugheer, composer was born on July - 20. 

1803 Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet was born on this day in history. 

1804 Richard Owen, British zoologist was born on July - 20. 

1806 On July - 20 birth of john Sterling, writer (Representative Victorian) 

1811 James Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, governor (Jamaica) was born on this day in history. 

1814 Ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist was born on this day in history. 

1816 William Bowman, English anatomist was born on this day in history. 

1819 On July - 20 birth of paul Henrion, composer 

1824 Alexander Schimmelfennig, Prussia, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on July - 20. 

1836 On July - 20 birth of thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist (Diseases of the Heart) 

1837 On this day in history birth of hans Sommer, composer 

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