Famous Birthdays In October - 20

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

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

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on October - 20.  

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.  

1620  On this day in history birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)  

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of stanislaus I LeszczyÅ„ski, King of Poland (d. 1766)  

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1679  Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist  

1740  On October - 20 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  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  George Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.  

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

1792  On October - 20 birth of anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer  

1792  Colin Campbell/Lord Clyde, British officer (Sepoy-uprising) was born on October - 20.  

1808  Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus) was born on this day in history.  

1812  On October - 20 birth of austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer  

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  Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1820  George Jerrison Stannard, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on October - 20.  

1822  Mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born on October - 20.  

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 October - 20.  

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 October - 20.  

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on this day in history.  

1187  On October - 20 urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies  

1268  On this day in history 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  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

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

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on October - 20.