Famous Birthdays In May - 20
Monday, 20 March 2023
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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