Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 20

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 May - 20.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1876  John Owen Jones, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher was born on May - 20.   

1889  On this day in history 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  Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde) was born on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history birth of adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent)   

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 May - 20.   

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 May - 20.   

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

1901  On this day in history birth of max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37)   

1901  On May - 20 birth of otto Waldis, Austria, actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World)   

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 May - 20.   

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

1905  On May - 20 birth of harry Campion, statistician/founder (Brit Central Statistical Office)   

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  James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997) was born on this day in history.   

1909  On May - 20 birth of edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist   

1909  On May - 20 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 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 this day in history john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on May - 20.   

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

1503  On this day in history 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.