Famous Birthdays In June - 20

1389  John, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On June - 20 birth of sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden   

1583  On June - 20 birth of jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)   

1585  On this day in history birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

1615  On June - 20 birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

1634  Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75) was born on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history birth of george Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)   

1647  On this day in history birth of johan Georg III, elect of Saxon (1680-91)   

1647  John George III, Elector of Saxony (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Nicholas Rowe, England, poet laureate (Jane Shore, Tamerlane) was born on June - 20.   

1694  On June - 20 birth of hans A Brorson, Danish poet/bishop of Ribe   

1717  On June - 20 birth of jacques Saly, French sculptor (d. 1776)   

1723  Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian was born on June - 20.   

1723  Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian (d. 1808) was born on June - 20.   

1730  On June - 20 birth of nonnosus Madlseder, composer   

1733  Betty Washington- sister of George Washington was born on this day in history.   

1737  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese military (d. 1786)   

1743  Anna L Barbauld, writer of hymns was born on this day in history.   

1756  Joseph Martin Kraus, composer was born on June - 20.   

1763  On this day in history birth of theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish nationalist   

1770  On this day in history birth of moses Waddel, American educator/minister and bestselling author (d. 1840)   

1771  On June - 20 birth of thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist (d. 1820)   

1786  On this day in history birth of marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet (d. 1859)   

1808  On June - 20 birth of samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (d. 1888)   

1819  On June - 20 birth of jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)   

1823  On this day in history birth of jesse Lee Reno, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1824  On this day in history birth of george E Street, British (?) architect   

1824  On June - 20 birth of john Tyler Morgan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907   

1833  On this day in history birth of leon-J-F Bonnat, painter   

1852  Theodorus Heemskerk Jzn, minister of interior (1866..88) [or Jul 20] was born on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history birth of medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits)   

1858  Charles W. Chesnutt, American writer (d. 1932) was born on June - 20.   

1860  On June - 20 birth of jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (d. 1937)   

1861  Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer was born on June - 20.   

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0451  On this day in history death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths   

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on June - 20.   

0885  On this day in history death of bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)   

1585  Christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52 on June - 20.   

1597  Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on this day in history.   

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on this day in history.   

1668  On June - 20 death of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)   

1751  Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 on this day in history.