Famous Birthdays In October - 20

1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.  

1475  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)  

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)  

1620  On this day in history birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)  

1632  On October - 20 birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect  

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)  

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)  

1660  On October - 20 birth of robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1723)  

1677  Stanislaus I Leszczyński, King of Poland (d. 1766) was born on October - 20.  

1679  On this day in history birth of samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer  

1700  On October - 20 birth of charlotte Aglaé of Orléans, Duchess of Modena (d. 1761)  

1711  Timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (d. 1795) was born on October - 20.  

1719  Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist was born on October - 20.  

1740  On October - 20 birth of belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)  

1751  Hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior was born on October - 20.  

1759  On this day in history birth of chauncey Goodrich, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (d. 1815)  

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 this day in history.  

1785  On this day in history birth of george Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873)  

1788  Philip Knapton, composer was born on this day in history.  

1792  On October - 20 birth of anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer  

1792  On this day in history birth of colin Campbell/Lord Clyde, British officer (Sepoy-uprising)  

1808  Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus) was born on this day in history.  

1812  On October - 20 birth of austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer  

1819  On October - 20 birth of daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914  

1819  Karol Mikuli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history birth of the Báb, Persian founder of the Bábí Faith (d. 1850)  

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 October - 20.  

1822  Mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born on this day in history.  

1823  Thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days) was born on October - 20.  

1832  On this day in history birth of constantin Lipsius, German architect (d. 1894)  

1843  On this day in history birth of victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur  

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0460  On this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies  

1139  On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies  

1187  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies  

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies  

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.  

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64  

1525  On October - 20 joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50  

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on this day in history.