Famous Birthdays In June - 20

1005  On June - 20 birth of ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036)  

1389  On this day in history birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)  

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on this day in history.  

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  On June - 20 birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]  

1634  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on June - 20.  

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  On this day in history birth of john George III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1691)  

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

1694  On June - 20 birth of hans A Brorson, Danish poet/bishop of Ribe  

1717  On June - 20 birth of jacques Saly, French sculptor (d. 1776)  

1723  Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian was born on June - 20.  

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

1730  On June - 20 birth of nonnosus Madlseder, composer  

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

1737  Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese military (d. 1786) was born on June - 20.  

1743  On this day in history birth of anna L Barbauld, writer of hymns  

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

1763  Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish nationalist was born on this day in history.  

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 June - 20.  

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

1808  On June - 20 birth of samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (d. 1888)  

1819  On June - 20 birth of jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)  

1823  Jesse Lee Reno, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.  

1824  On June - 20 birth of george E Street, British (?) architect  

1824  John Tyler Morgan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.  

1833  Leon-J-F Bonnat, painter was born on June - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

1860  Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. 1937) was born on this day in history.  

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0451  On this day in history death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths  

0840  On this day in history louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies  

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

1585  On June - 20 christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52  

1597  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on June - 20.  

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

1668  On this day in history death of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)  

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