Famous Birthdays In May - 20

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  On May - 20 birth of pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian  

1537  Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu) was born on this day in history.  

1547  On this day in history birth of melchior Bischoff, composer  

1554  On May - 20 birth of paulo Bellasio, composer  

1593  On this day in history birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist  

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on May - 20.  

1660  On this day in history birth of andreas Schlüter, German sculptor (d. 1714)  

1663  William Bradford, British-born printer (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.  

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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 May - 20 birth of william Petty Fitzmaurice, British statesman (d. 1805)  

1750  Stephen Girard, bailed out US bonds during War of 1812 was born on May - 20.  

1754  Hans Gram, composer was born on this day in history.  

1759  On this day in history birth of william Thornton, architect (Capitol building, Wash DC)  

1764  On this day in history birth of j Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/lithographer  

1768  Dolley Dandridge Payne Madison, 1st lady (1809-17) was born on May - 20.  

1769  On this day in history birth of andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)  

1772  William Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket) was born on May - 20.  

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  Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer was born on this day in history.  

1818  William George Fargo, founder (Wells Fargo) was born on May - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

1828  James William Reilly, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on May - 20.  

1830  On this day in history birth of amalia MdGA, princess of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach/wife of prince Henry  

1830  On May - 20 birth of hector H Malot, French writer (Without Family)  

1838  Jules Méline, French statesman (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

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  On May - 20 birth of eaton Faning, composer  

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0685  On May - 20 death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)  

1277  On this day in history john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies  

1285  On May - 20 death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)  

1444  On this day in history bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63  

1449  On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies  

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.  

1503  On May - 20 death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)  

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on this day in history.