Famous Birthdays In February - 20

1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on this day in history.   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  On February - 20 birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on this day in history.   

1745  On February - 20 birth of henry James Pye, English poet (d. 1813)   

1751  On February - 20 birth of johann Heinrich Voß, German poet (d. 1826)   

1752  On this day in history birth of charles Broche, composer   

1753  Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.   

1757  John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist (d. 1834) was born on February - 20.   

1763  On February - 20 birth of adalbert Gyrowetz, composer   

1770  On February - 20 birth of ferdinando Carulli, composer   

1779  On this day in history birth of augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington   

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher was born on February - 20.   

1791  On this day in history birth of carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

1794  William Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869) was born on this day in history.   

1796  Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician was born on February - 20.   

1802  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1803  Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1805  Angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1808  Daumier, Marseilles France, artist was born on February - 20.   

1809  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on February - 20.   

1809  Henry Walton Wessells, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889 was born on February - 20.   

1816  Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer was born on February - 20.   

1819  On this day in history birth of alfred Escher, Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur (d. 1882)   

1820  On this day in history birth of mahlon Dickerson Manson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1827  On this day in history birth of edward Stuyvesant Bragg, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1912   

1835  On this day in history birth of allessandro d'Ancona, Italian philologist   

1838  On this day in history birth of james Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1839  Benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history birth of ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics)   

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0702  On this day in history death of k'inich Kan B'alam II, king of the Maya state of Palenque (b. 635)   

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on this day in history.   

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on this day in history.   

1171  On February - 20 death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on this day in history.   

1408  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  On February - 20 martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies