Famous Personalities Born In November - 20
Saturday, 18 October 2025
0270 On November - 20 birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)
1327 Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) was born on November - 20.
1602 On November - 20 birth of otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)
1606 Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on this day in history.
1620 Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on this day in history.
1621 On this day in history birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)
1625 On November - 20 birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised
1625 Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on November - 20.
1652 Romanus Weichlein, composer was born on November - 20.
1660 On this day in history birth of daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian (d. 1741)
1726 Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1] was born on this day in history.
1750 Tipu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799) was born on November - 20.
1752 Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel) was born on this day in history.
1757 Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer was born on this day in history.
1759 On this day in history birth of nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer
1761 Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30) was born on this day in history.
1762 On this day in history birth of pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (d. 1833)
1765 On November - 20 birth of friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer
1765 On November - 20 birth of sir Thomas Fremantle, British naval captain (d. 1819)
1766 On this day in history birth of john Wall Calcott, composer
1781 On this day in history birth of karl F Eichhorn, German law historian
1802 On this day in history birth of james Lawrence Lardner, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1881
1830 On November - 20 birth of patrick Henry Jones, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
1834 On this day in history birth of franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer
1836 On November - 20 birth of john Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
1839 Christian Wilberg, German painter (d. 1882) was born on this day in history.
1841 On this day in history birth of wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911)
1841 On November - 20 birth of victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician (d. 1901)
1850 On this day in history birth of arthor Goring Thomas, composer
1851 On this day in history birth of queen Margherita of Italy (d. 1926)
1858 On this day in history birth of selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author, Nobel laureate (d. 1940)
1862 On this day in history birth of willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)
1863 Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet) was born on November - 20.
1864 Gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer) was born on this day in history.