Famous Personalities Born In May - 20
Thursday, 12 June 2025
1315 On this day in history birth of bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)
1364 Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican was born on May - 20.
1470 Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian was born on May - 20.
1537 Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu) was born on this day in history.
1547 On May - 20 birth of melchior Bischoff, composer
1554 Paulo Bellasio, composer was born on this day in history.
1593 On this day in history birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist
1593 On May - 20 birth of salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656)
1660 On this day in history birth of andreas Schlüter, German sculptor (d. 1714)
1663 On May - 20 birth of william Bradford, British-born printer (d. 1752)
1706 Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (d. 1777) was born on May - 20.
1726 On this day in history birth of francis Cotes, English painter (d. 1770)
1737 On this day in history birth of william Petty Fitzmaurice, British statesman (d. 1805)
1750 On May - 20 birth of stephen Girard, bailed out US bonds during War of 1812
1754 On May - 20 birth of hans Gram, composer
1759 On this day in history birth of william Thornton, architect (Capitol building, Wash DC)
1764 J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/lithographer was born on May - 20.
1768 On May - 20 birth of dolley Dandridge Payne Madison, 1st lady (1809-17)
1769 On this day in history birth of andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)
1772 On this day in history birth of william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)
1799 Honoré de Balzac, French novelist (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.
1806 On May - 20 birth of john Stuart Mill, UK, philosopher/political economist/Utilitarian
1812 On this day in history birth of gustav Adolf Mankell, composer
1818 On this day in history birth of william George Fargo, founder (Wells Fargo)
1822 Emile Erckmann, [E-Chatrian], French writer (Waterloo) was born on this day in history.
1822 Frederic Passy, French economist/pacifist (Nobel 1901) was born on this day in history.
1825 Antoinette Brown Blackwell, clergy (1st ordained US female minister) was born on May - 20.
1828 James William Reilly, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history birth of amalia MdGA, princess of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach/wife of prince Henry
1830 Hector H Malot, French writer (Without Family) was born on May - 20.
1838 On May - 20 birth of jules Méline, French statesman (d. 1925)
1841 On this day in history birth of sara Louisa Oberholtz, social reformer, anti-smoking advocate
1844 Henri Julien Felix Rousseau, French ambassador/painter (Dream) was born on May - 20.
1850 Eaton Faning, composer was born on this day in history.