Famous Birthdays In May - 20

1911  On this day in history birth of gardner Fox, American writer (d. 1986)   

1912  Joseph Proce, 3rd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives) was born on May - 20.   

1913  Henry Cadbury Brown, architect was born on May - 20.   

1913  Ion Dumitrescu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history birth of william Hewlett, cofounder (Hewlett-Packard Co)   

1914  On May - 20 birth of corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician (d. 1995)   

1914  On May - 20 birth of hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)   

1915  On this day in history birth of moshe Dayan, Israeli general/minister of Defense   

1915  Peter Copley, actor (Victim, King & Country) was born on this day in history.   

1916  Cornelie Coposu, politician was born on this day in history.   

1916  John McIntyre, theologian was born on this day in history.   

1916  Owen Chadwick, chancellor (U of East Anglia) was born on this day in history.   

1916  Trebisonda Valla, Italian athlete (d. 2006) was born on this day in history.   

1916  On May - 20 birth of alexei Petrovich Maresiev, Russian flying ace (d. 2001)   

1917  Enyss Djemil, composer was born on May - 20.   

1917  Richard Charles Cobb, historian was born on this day in history.   

1917  On May - 20 birth of guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1967)   

1917  On May - 20 birth of bergur Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic politician (d. 2005)   

1918  On this day in history birth of edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)   

1919  George Gobel, Chicago Ill, comedian/TV personality (I Love My Wife) was born on May - 20.   

1920  Betty Driver, actress (Penny Paradise) was born on this day in history.   

1920  John Cruickshank, banker was born on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history birth of william Simpson, British trade union leader   

1921  John Harrison, British vice admiral/surgeon was born on this day in history.   

1921  On May - 20 birth of john Marchi, (Rep-R-NY)   

1921  On this day in history birth of w Borchert, writer   

1921  On this day in history birth of hal Newhouser, American baseball player (d. 1998)   

1922  On this day in history birth of clifford Butler, vice chancellor (Loughborough Univ of Technology)   

1923  Edith Fellows, Boston, actress (Pennies From Heaven, City Streets) was born on this day in history.   

1923  On May - 20 birth of hugh Beach, British General   

1923  On May - 20 birth of samuel Selvon, author   

1924  On this day in history birth of betty Driver, actress (Coronation St, Pardon the Expression)   

1924  Peter Shore, MP (Labour) was born on this day in history.   

1925  On May - 20 birth of d French Slaughter Jr, (Rep-R-VA, 1985- )   

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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  Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on May - 20.   

1444  On May - 20 bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

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  On May - 20 death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

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