Famous Birthdays In May - 20

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

1851  On May - 20 birth of rose Hawthorne Lathrop, US, nun/daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne  

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 May - 20.  

1876  On this day in history birth of john Owen Jones, composer  

1881  Wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland (WW II general) was born on May - 20.  

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 May - 20.  

1889  Margery Allingham, detective story writer was born on May - 20.  

1889  William Lawther, union leader was born on May - 20.  

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 May - 20.  

1897  On this day in history birth of diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983)  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1904  On May - 20 birth of russell Hardie, Buffalo NY, actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky)  

1905  On May - 20 birth of gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing)  

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  On May - 20 birth of jimmy Stewart, PA, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life)  

1908  On May - 20 birth of james Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)  

1909  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of gardner F[rancis] Fox, US, sci-fi author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman)  

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0685  On May - 20 death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)  

1277  John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies on May - 20.  

1285  On this day in history death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)  

1444  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on May - 20.  

1449  On this day in history 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  Death of Lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463) on May - 20.  

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on May - 20.