Famous Personalities Born In October - 20
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1435 On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca
1475 Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on October - 20.
1496 On this day in history birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise
1616 Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.
1620 On this day in history birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)
1632 On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect
1637 On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)
1656 Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on October - 20.
1660 Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1723) was born on October - 20.
1677 Stanislaus I Leszczyński, King of Poland (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.
1679 On October - 20 birth of samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer
1700 Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans, Duchess of Modena (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.
1711 On this day in history birth of timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (d. 1795)
1719 Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist was born on this day in history.
1740 On October - 20 birth of belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)
1751 On October - 20 birth of hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior
1759 Chauncey Goodrich, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (d. 1815) was born on October - 20.
1780 M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla was born on October - 20.
1784 Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs was born on October - 20.
1785 On October - 20 birth of george Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873)
1788 On this day in history birth of philip Knapton, composer
1792 On October - 20 birth of anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer
1792 On October - 20 birth of colin Campbell/Lord Clyde, British officer (Sepoy-uprising)
1808 On this day in history birth of karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus)
1812 Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer was born on this day in history.
1819 Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 was born on October - 20.
1819 Karol Mikuli, composer was born on October - 20.
1819 The Báb, Persian founder of the Bábà Faith (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.
1820 Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 20.
1820 George Jerrison Stannard, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1822 On this day in history birth of mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884
1823 Thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days) was born on this day in history.
1832 Constantin Lipsius, German architect (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.
1843 Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur was born on October - 20.