Famous Birthdays In October - 20

1435  On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca  

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.  

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  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.  

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

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1677  On October - 20 birth of stanislaus I LeszczyÅ„ski, King of Poland (d. 1766)  

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1679  Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer was born on October - 20.  

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

1711  On October - 20 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  Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) was born on October - 20.  

1751  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs  

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  Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer was born on October - 20.  

1792  Colin Campbell/Lord Clyde, British officer (Sepoy-uprising) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of karol Mikuli, composer  

1819  The Báb, Persian founder of the Bábí Faith (d. 1850) was born on October - 20.  

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days)  

1832  Constantin Lipsius, German architect (d. 1894) was born on October - 20.  

1843  On October - 20 birth of victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur  

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0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.  

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.  

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on this day in history.  

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

1274  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on October - 20.  

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

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on October - 20.