Famous Birthdays In May - 20

1851  On May - 20 birth of emile Berliner, Germany, inventor (flat phonograph record)   

1851  Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, US, nun/daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history birth of henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter   

1860  On this day in history birth of eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917)   

1874  Folkert E Posthuma, Dutch minister of Agriculture/Industry was born on May - 20.   

1876  On May - 20 birth of john Owen Jones, composer   

1881  Wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland (WW II general) was born on this day in history.   

1882  On May - 20 birth of sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928)   

1883  On this day in history birth of paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher   

1889  On May - 20 birth of felix Arndt, composer   

1889  On May - 20 birth of margery Allingham, detective story writer   

1889  On May - 20 birth of william Lawther, union leader   

1890  On this day in history birth of beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde)   

1894  Adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent) was born on May - 20.   

1894  On May - 20 birth of chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994)   

1895  On this day in history birth of reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer (Spitfire)   

1897  Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983) was born on this day in history.   

1899  Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments) was born on this day in history.   

1899  John M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71) was born on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history birth of alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969)   

1901  Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37) was born on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history birth of otto Waldis, Austria, actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World)   

1902  On this day in history birth of hans Sahl, writer   

1903  On this day in history birth of jerzy Fitelberg, composer   

1904  On this day in history birth of russell Hardie, Buffalo NY, actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky)   

1905  On this day in history birth of gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing)   

1905  Harry Campion, statistician/founder (Brit Central Statistical Office) was born on this day in history.   

1906  Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989) was born on May - 20.   

1908  On this day in history birth of jimmy Stewart, PA, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life)   

1908  On this day in history birth of james Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)   

1909  Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist was born on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history birth of john Arkell, director of administration (BBC)   

1911  On this day in history birth of annie M G Schmidt, writer (Fam Doorsnee, Jip & Janneke)   

1911  On May - 20 birth of gardner F[rancis] Fox, US, sci-fi author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman)   

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0685  On this day in history death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  On May - 20 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  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on May - 20.   

1449  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on this day in history.   

1471  On this day in history henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies   

1503  On this day in history death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

1506  On this day in history christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55