Famous Birthdays In October - 20

1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.  

1475  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)  

1496  On this day in history birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise  

1616  On October - 20 birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)  

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)  

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect  

1637  On this day in history birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)  

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 LeszczyÅ„ski, 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  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  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  Hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior was born on October - 20.  

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  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  On October - 20 birth of colin Campbell/Lord Clyde, British officer (Sepoy-uprising)  

1808  On October - 20 birth of karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus)  

1812  Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer was born on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history birth of daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914  

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  On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army)  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies  

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies  

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

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on October - 20.  

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

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on this day in history.  

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