Famous Birthdays In October - 20

1435  On this day in history birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca  

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on October - 20.  

1496  On October - 20 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  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  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.  

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

1660  Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1723) was born on October - 20.  

1677  On this day in history birth of stanislaus I Leszczyński, King of Poland (d. 1766)  

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1679  On this day in history 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 October - 20 birth of timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (d. 1795)  

1719  On October - 20 birth of gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist  

1740  Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) was born on this day in history.  

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  On October - 20 birth of m Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla  

1784  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs was born on October - 20.  

1785  George Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873) was born on October - 20.  

1788  Philip Knapton, composer was born on October - 20.  

1792  On this day in history 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  Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer was born on October - 20.  

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  On October - 20 birth of the Báb, Persian founder of the Bábí 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 October - 20 birth of thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days)  

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

1843  Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur was born on October - 20.  

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

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on this day in history.  

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on October - 20.  

1438  On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64  

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.  

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