Famous Birthdays In June - 20

1005  On this day in history birth of ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036)  

1389  On June - 20 birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)  

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on June - 20.  

1583  On June - 20 birth of jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)  

1585  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer was born on June - 20.  

1615  Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21] was born on June - 20.  

1634  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on this day in history.  

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on this day in history.  

1647  Johan Georg III, elect of Saxon (1680-91) was born on June - 20.  

1647  John George III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1691) was born on June - 20.  

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1674  Nicholas Rowe, England, poet laureate (Jane Shore, Tamerlane) was born on June - 20.  

1694  Hans A Brorson, Danish poet/bishop of Ribe was born on June - 20.  

1717  Jacques Saly, French sculptor (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.  

1723  On June - 20 birth of adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian  

1723  Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian (d. 1808) was born on June - 20.  

1730  Nonnosus Madlseder, composer was born on June - 20.  

1733  Betty Washington- sister of George Washington was born on this day in history.  

1737  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese military (d. 1786)  

1743  On June - 20 birth of anna L Barbauld, writer of hymns  

1756  Joseph Martin Kraus, composer was born on this day in history.  

1763  On this day in history birth of theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish nationalist  

1770  Moses Waddel, American educator/minister and bestselling author (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.  

1771  Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.  

1786  Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet (d. 1859) was born on June - 20.  

1808  Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (d. 1888) was born on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history birth of jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)  

1823  On this day in history birth of jesse Lee Reno, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862  

1824  George E Street, British (?) architect was born on June - 20.  

1824  On this day in history birth of john Tyler Morgan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907  

1833  On this day in history birth of leon-J-F Bonnat, painter  

1852  On this day in history birth of theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, minister of interior (1866..88) [or Jul 20]  

1858  On June - 20 birth of medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits)  

1858  Charles W. Chesnutt, American writer (d. 1932) was born on June - 20.  

1860  Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. 1937) was born on June - 20.  

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0451  On June - 20 death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths  

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on June - 20.  

0885  Death of Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841) on June - 20.  

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1597  On June - 20 willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies  

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on this day in history.  

1668  Death of Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620) on June - 20.  

1751  On this day in history adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56