Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 20
Thursday, 03 July 2025
1851 Emile Berliner, Germany, inventor (flat phonograph record) was born on May - 20.
1851 Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, US, nun/daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on this day in history.
1856 On May - 20 birth of henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter
1860 Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917) was born on May - 20.
1874 On May - 20 birth of folkert E Posthuma, Dutch minister of Agriculture/Industry
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 Sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928) was born on this day in history.
1883 Paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher was born on May - 20.
1889 On May - 20 birth of felix Arndt, composer
1889 Margery Allingham, detective story writer was born on May - 20.
1889 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1894 On May - 20 birth of chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994)
1895 Reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer (Spitfire) was born on this day in history.
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 May - 20.
1899 John M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71) was born on May - 20.
1899 Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.
1901 Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37) was born on May - 20.
1901 Otto Waldis, Austria, actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World) was born on May - 20.
1902 On this day in history birth of hans Sahl, writer
1903 Jerzy Fitelberg, composer was born on May - 20.
1904 On this day in history birth of russell Hardie, Buffalo NY, actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky)
1905 Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing) was born on May - 20.
1905 On May - 20 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 On this day in history birth of jimmy Stewart, PA, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life)
1908 James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997) was born on May - 20.
1909 Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist was born on May - 20.
1909 On May - 20 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 Gardner F[rancis] Fox, US, sci-fi author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman) was born on May - 20.
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