Famous Birthdays In October - 20

1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in history.  

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

1656  On October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)  

1660  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1740  On this day in history 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  On October - 20 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 October - 20.  

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 October - 20.  

1819  The Báb, Persian founder of the Bábí 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 October - 20 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  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.  

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0460  On October - 20 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  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.  

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

1274  On this day in history engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

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

1525  On this day in history joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50  

1570  On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)