Famous Birthdays In December - 20

1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

1539  On December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  On this day in history birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  On December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on December - 20.   

1629  Pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1659  Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on this day in history.   

1717  On this day in history birth of charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787)   

1720  On December - 20 birth of charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender]   

1729  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer   

1758  Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer was born on December - 20.   

1774  On this day in history birth of guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer   

1786  On this day in history birth of pietro Raimondi, composer   

1792  Nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845) was born on this day in history.   

1805  On December - 20 birth of thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry   

1807  On December - 20 birth of richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1808  On December - 20 birth of thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887   

1809  Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1812  Achille Peri, composer was born on December - 20.   

1813  On December - 20 birth of samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82)   

1819  On this day in history birth of john Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850)   

1825  On this day in history birth of romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888   

1833  On December - 20 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  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932)   

1858  On this day in history birth of jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist (3 Brides)   

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  On December - 20 birth of ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926)   

1865  Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc) was born on this day in history.   

1865  Elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.   

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0069  On December - 20 death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

0910  On this day in history alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies   

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.   

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1355  On this day in history stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies   

1494  On this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet