Famous Personalities Born In October - 20
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
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 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 this day in history.
1620 Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.
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 Stanislaus I Leszczyński, King of Poland (d. 1766) was born on October - 20.
1679 Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer was born on this day in history.
1700 On October - 20 birth of charlotte Aglaé of Orléans, Duchess of Modena (d. 1761)
1711 On this day in history birth of timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (d. 1795)
1719 On October - 20 birth of gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist
1740 On this day in history birth of belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)
1751 Hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior was born on this day in history.
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 Philip Knapton, composer was born on this day in history.
1792 Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer was born on this day in history.
1792 On October - 20 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 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 On this day in history birth of the Báb, Persian founder of the Bábà Faith (d. 1850)
1820 On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army)
1820 On October - 20 birth of george Jerrison Stannard, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1822 On this day in history birth of mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884
1823 On this day in history birth of thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days)
1832 On October - 20 birth of constantin Lipsius, German architect (d. 1894)
1843 Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur was born on October - 20.