Famous Birthdays In May - 20

1851  Emile Berliner, Germany, inventor (flat phonograph record) was born on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland (WW II general)  

1882  On this day in history birth of sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928)  

1883  On this day in history birth of paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher  

1889  On May - 20 birth of felix Arndt, composer  

1889  On May - 20 birth of margery Allingham, detective story writer  

1889  On this day in history birth of william Lawther, union leader  

1890  On May - 20 birth of beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde)  

1894  Adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent) was born on May - 20.  

1894  On May - 20 birth of chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994)  

1895  On this day in history birth of reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer (Spitfire)  

1897  On May - 20 birth of diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983)  

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

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  Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37) was born on this day in history.  

1901  Otto Waldis, Austria, actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World) was born on this day in history.  

1902  Hans Sahl, writer was born on May - 20.  

1903  Jerzy Fitelberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1906  Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.  

1908  On May - 20 birth of jimmy Stewart, PA, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life)  

1908  On this day in history birth of james Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)  

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

1909  John Arkell, director of administration (BBC) was born on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history birth of annie M G Schmidt, writer (Fam Doorsnee, Jip & Janneke)  

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 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  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on May - 20.  

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.  

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 this day in history.