Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1820

Mar 20 Alexander J Cuza, monarch of Moldavia/Wallachia/Romania was born on this day in history.  

Mar 21 In the year 1820 birth of frank Mori, composer  

Mar 24 In the year 1820 birth of a. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891)  

Mar 24 In the year 1820 birth of fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915)  

Mar 25 Xavier F M G, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister to Pope (in Rome) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 30 Anna Sewell, British author (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Charles Devens Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1891 was born on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist was born in the year 1820.  

Apr 14 On this day in history birth of harry Thompson Hays, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876  

Apr 15 On this day in history birth of evander McNair, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902  

Apr 16 On this day in history birth of georg Curtius, German classical linguist  

Apr 17 Gottfried Conradi, composer was born in the year 1820.  

Apr 26 Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 27 On this day in history birth of herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics)  

May 04 In the year 1820 birth of joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack  

May 04 Julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of Pres John Tyler (1841-45) was born on this day in history.  

May 12 Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) was born on this day in history.  

May 22 Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer was born in the year 1820.  

May 23 James Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis) was born on this day in history.  

May 23 Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.  

May 27 Mathilde Bonaparte, French princess and socialite (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

May 28 On this day in history birth of willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic  

May 30 In the year 1820 birth of pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, French Canadian politician (d. 1890)  

Jun 13 WF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral was born on this day in history.  

Jun 14 In the year 1820 birth of john Bartlett, US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations)  

Jun 16 On this day in history birth of athanase Coquerel, French Protestant preacher (d. 1875)  

Jun 18 In the year 1820 birth of martin Andreas Udbye, composer  

Jun 24 Henry Rootes Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born on this day in history.  

Jul 02 In the year 1820 birth of george Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (d. 1878)  

Jul 05 In the year 1820 birth of william John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish engineer and physicist (d. 1872)  

Jul 10 Andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872 was born on this day in history.  

Jul 22 Louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862 was born in the year 1820.  

Jul 26 In the year 1820 birth of john Marshall Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

Jul 27 John Franklin Farnsworth, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born in the year 1820.  

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Jan 17 Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 in the year 1820.  

Jan 23 In the year 1820 death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn  

Jan 25 Joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79 in the year 1820.  

Jan 29 George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81 in the year 1820.  

Feb 07 On this day in history samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57  

Feb 12 Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1820.  

Feb 14 Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63 in the year 1820.