Famous Personalities Born In October - 20
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1435 On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca
1475 Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on October - 20.
1496 Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.
1616 Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.
1620 On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)
1632 Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on October - 20.
1637 Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on this day in history.
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)
1679 Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer was born on this day in history.
1700 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 On October - 20 birth of hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior
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 this day in history.
1784 On this day in history birth of lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs
1785 George Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.
1788 On October - 20 birth of philip Knapton, composer
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 On this day in history birth of karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus)
1812 On October - 20 birth of austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer
1819 Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 was born on October - 20.
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 Bábà Faith (d. 1850)
1820 Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 20.
1820 On this day in history birth of george Jerrison Stannard, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1822 Mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born on October - 20.
1823 Thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days) was born on October - 20.
1832 Constantin Lipsius, German architect (d. 1894) was born on October - 20.
1843 Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur was born on October - 20.