Famous Birthdays In December - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1494 Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.
1537 On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
1539 Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.
1566 Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.
1579 John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on this day in history.
1594 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.
1606 On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer
1626 On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)
1629 Pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter was born on December - 20.
1659 Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on this day in history.
1717 On December - 20 birth of charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787)
1720 On this day in history birth of charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender]
1729 Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer was born on December - 20.
1758 Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer was born on December - 20.
1774 Guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer was born on December - 20.
1786 On this day in history birth of pietro Raimondi, composer
1792 On this day in history birth of nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845)
1805 Thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry was born on this day in history.
1807 On December - 20 birth of richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
1808 On this day in history birth of thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887
1809 On this day in history birth of friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer
1812 Achille Peri, composer was born on this day in history.
1813 On December - 20 birth of samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82)
1819 John Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850) was born on December - 20.
1825 Romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.
1833 On this day in history birth of samuel A Mudd, doctor, convicted of giving medical aid to JW Booth
1838 On this day in history birth of edwin Abbott Abbott, English schoolmaster, theologian, and author (d. 1926)
1841 Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.
1858 Jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist (3 Brides) was born on this day in history.
1859 On December - 20 birth of antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher
1860 Dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904) was born on December - 20.
1861 Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history birth of maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)
1865 Elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.