Page 2: Famous Personalities Born 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 May - 20.   

1856  Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter was born on May - 20.   

1860  On May - 20 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  John Owen Jones, composer was born on May - 20.   

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 May - 20.   

1883  Paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1889  Felix Arndt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history birth of margery Allingham, detective story writer   

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

1890  Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde) was born on May - 20.   

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  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 May - 20.   

1899  On May - 20 birth of estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments)   

1899  On May - 20 birth of john M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71)   

1899  On May - 20 birth of alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969)   

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  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 this day in history.   

1905  Harry Campion, statistician/founder (Brit Central Statistical Office) was born on May - 20.   

1906  On May - 20 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  On May - 20 birth of edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist   

1909  John Arkell, director of administration (BBC) was born on May - 20.   

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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0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on this day in history.   

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

1285  Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on this day in history.   

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

1449  On May - 20 peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

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

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

1506  On May - 20 christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55