Famous Birthdays In May - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1851 On this day in history birth of emile Berliner, Germany, inventor (flat phonograph record)
1851 Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, US, nun/daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on this day in history.
1856 On this day in history birth of henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter
1860 On May - 20 birth of eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917)
1874 Folkert E Posthuma, Dutch minister of Agriculture/Industry was born on this day in history.
1876 On May - 20 birth of john Owen Jones, composer
1881 On this day in history birth of wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland (WW II general)
1882 Sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928) was born on May - 20.
1883 Paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher was born on May - 20.
1889 Felix Arndt, composer was born on this day in history.
1889 On May - 20 birth of margery Allingham, detective story writer
1889 On this day in history birth of william Lawther, union leader
1890 Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde) was born on this day in history.
1894 On May - 20 birth of adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent)
1894 On May - 20 birth of chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994)
1895 Reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer (Spitfire) was born on this day in history.
1897 On this day in history birth of diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983)
1899 Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments) was born on May - 20.
1899 John M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71) was born on this day in history.
1899 On May - 20 birth of alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969)
1901 On May - 20 birth of max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37)
1901 On this day in history birth of otto Waldis, Austria, actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World)
1902 Hans Sahl, writer was born on this day in history.
1903 On May - 20 birth of jerzy Fitelberg, composer
1904 On this day in history birth of russell Hardie, Buffalo NY, actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky)
1905 On May - 20 birth of gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing)
1905 Harry Campion, statistician/founder (Brit Central Statistical Office) was born on May - 20.
1906 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989)
1908 On this day in history birth of jimmy Stewart, PA, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life)
1908 On May - 20 birth of james Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)
1909 Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist was born on May - 20.
1909 On May - 20 birth of john Arkell, director of administration (BBC)
1911 On this day in history birth of annie M G Schmidt, writer (Fam Doorsnee, Jip & Janneke)
1911 On this day in history birth of gardner F[rancis] Fox, US, sci-fi author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman)
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