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

1860  On this day in history birth of eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917)   

1874  On this day in history birth of folkert E Posthuma, Dutch minister of Agriculture/Industry   

1876  John Owen Jones, composer was born on May - 20.   

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  On May - 20 birth of paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher   

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

1889  Margery Allingham, detective story writer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1899  On this day in history birth of john M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71)   

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

1901  On May - 20 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 May - 20.   

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 May - 20.   

1905  On this day in history birth of harry Campion, statistician/founder (Brit Central Statistical Office)   

1906  On this day in history 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  Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist was born on May - 20.   

1909  On this day in history 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  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on May - 20.   

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

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

1444  On May - 20 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 20.