Famous Birthdays In May - 20

1315  On this day in history birth of bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)   

1364  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican was born on this day in history.   

1470  On May - 20 birth of pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian   

1537  On May - 20 birth of hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)   

1547  On May - 20 birth of melchior Bischoff, composer   

1554  Paulo Bellasio, composer was born on this day in history.   

1593  On this day in history birth of jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist   

1593  Salomo Glassius, German theologian (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On May - 20 birth of andreas Schlüter, German sculptor (d. 1714)   

1663  On this day in history birth of william Bradford, British-born printer (d. 1752)   

1706  On this day in history birth of seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (d. 1777)   

1726  Francis Cotes, English painter (d. 1770) was born on May - 20.   

1737  William Petty Fitzmaurice, British statesman (d. 1805) was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of stephen Girard, bailed out US bonds during War of 1812   

1754  Hans Gram, composer was born on May - 20.   

1759  William Thornton, architect (Capitol building, Wash DC) was born on this day in history.   

1764  On this day in history birth of j Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/lithographer   

1768  Dolley Dandridge Payne Madison, 1st lady (1809-17) was born on May - 20.   

1769  On this day in history birth of andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)   

1772  On May - 20 birth of william Congreve, English officer (design fire rocket)   

1799  Honoré de Balzac, French novelist (d. 1850) was born on May - 20.   

1806  On this day in history birth of john Stuart Mill, UK, philosopher/political economist/Utilitarian   

1812  Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer was born on this day in history.   

1818  On May - 20 birth of william George Fargo, founder (Wells Fargo)   

1822  Emile Erckmann, [E-Chatrian], French writer (Waterloo) was born on May - 20.   

1822  Frederic Passy, French economist/pacifist (Nobel 1901) was born on May - 20.   

1825  On this day in history birth of antoinette Brown Blackwell, clergy (1st ordained US female minister)   

1828  On this day in history birth of james William Reilly, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1830  On this day in history birth of amalia MdGA, princess of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach/wife of prince Henry   

1830  On this day in history birth of hector H Malot, French writer (Without Family)   

1838  On this day in history birth of jules Méline, French statesman (d. 1925)   

1841  Sara Louisa Oberholtz, social reformer, anti-smoking advocate was born on May - 20.   

1844  Henri Julien Felix Rousseau, French ambassador/painter (Dream) was born on this day in history.   

1850  Eaton Faning, composer was born on this day in history.   

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0685  On this day in history death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  On May - 20 john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on this day in history.   

1444  On May - 20 bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on this day in history.   

1503  On this day in history death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on this day in history.