Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 20
Sunday, 18 May 2025
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 May - 20.
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 On this day in history birth of folkert E Posthuma, Dutch minister of Agriculture/Industry
1876 John Owen Jones, composer was born on May - 20.
1881 Wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland (WW II general) was born on May - 20.
1882 On this day in history birth of sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928)
1883 On May - 20 birth of paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher
1889 Felix Arndt, composer was born on this day in history.
1889 Margery Allingham, detective story writer was born on this day in history.
1889 On May - 20 birth of william Lawther, union leader
1890 On May - 20 birth of beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde)
1894 On this day in history birth of adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent)
1894 Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994) was born on May - 20.
1895 On this day in history birth of reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer (Spitfire)
1897 On this day in history birth of diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983)
1899 On May - 20 birth of estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments)
1899 On this day in history birth of john M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71)
1899 On this day in history birth of alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969)
1901 On May - 20 birth of max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37)
1901 Otto Waldis, Austria, actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World) was born on May - 20.
1902 Hans Sahl, writer was born on May - 20.
1903 Jerzy Fitelberg, composer was born on May - 20.
1904 Russell Hardie, Buffalo NY, actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky) was born on this day in history.
1905 Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing) was born on May - 20.
1905 On this day in history birth of harry Campion, statistician/founder (Brit Central Statistical Office)
1906 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989)
1908 Jimmy Stewart, PA, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life) was born on May - 20.
1908 James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997) was born on May - 20.
1909 Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist was born on May - 20.
1909 On this day in history birth of john Arkell, director of administration (BBC)
1911 Annie M G Schmidt, writer (Fam Doorsnee, Jip & Janneke) was born on May - 20.
1911 On this day in history birth of gardner F[rancis] Fox, US, sci-fi author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman)
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