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  Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter was born on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history 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  John Owen Jones, composer was born on May - 20.   

1881  Wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland (WW II general) was born on this day in history.   

1882  On May - 20 birth of sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928)   

1883  On May - 20 birth of paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher   

1889  On this day in history birth of felix Arndt, composer   

1889  On this day in history birth of margery Allingham, detective story writer   

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

1890  Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde) was born on this day in history.   

1894  On May - 20 birth of adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent)   

1894  Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994) was born on this day in history.   

1895  Reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer (Spitfire) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1902  On May - 20 birth of hans Sahl, writer   

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

1904  On this day in history birth of russell Hardie, Buffalo NY, actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky)   

1905  Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing) was born on May - 20.   

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 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 this day in history birth of edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist   

1909  On May - 20 birth of john Arkell, director of administration (BBC)   

1911  On May - 20 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 this day in history 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  On May - 20 death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  On this day in history bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

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.