Famous Birthdays In May - 20

1911  On this day in history birth of gardner Fox, American writer (d. 1986)   

1912  On May - 20 birth of joseph Proce, 3rd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives)   

1913  Henry Cadbury Brown, architect was born on May - 20.   

1913  Ion Dumitrescu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1913  William Hewlett, cofounder (Hewlett-Packard Co) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history birth of corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician (d. 1995)   

1914  On May - 20 birth of hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)   

1915  Moshe Dayan, Israeli general/minister of Defense was born on May - 20.   

1915  On this day in history birth of peter Copley, actor (Victim, King & Country)   

1916  Cornelie Coposu, politician was born on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history birth of john McIntyre, theologian   

1916  Owen Chadwick, chancellor (U of East Anglia) was born on May - 20.   

1916  Trebisonda Valla, Italian athlete (d. 2006) was born on May - 20.   

1916  On May - 20 birth of alexei Petrovich Maresiev, Russian flying ace (d. 2001)   

1917  Enyss Djemil, composer was born on this day in history.   

1917  Richard Charles Cobb, historian was born on May - 20.   

1917  Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1917  Bergur Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic politician (d. 2005) was born on this day in history.   

1918  Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004) was born on May - 20.   

1919  On May - 20 birth of george Gobel, Chicago Ill, comedian/TV personality (I Love My Wife)   

1920  Betty Driver, actress (Penny Paradise) was born on this day in history.   

1920  On May - 20 birth of john Cruickshank, banker   

1920  William Simpson, British trade union leader was born on May - 20.   

1921  John Harrison, British vice admiral/surgeon was born on this day in history.   

1921  On May - 20 birth of john Marchi, (Rep-R-NY)   

1921  On this day in history birth of w Borchert, writer   

1921  On this day in history birth of hal Newhouser, American baseball player (d. 1998)   

1922  Clifford Butler, vice chancellor (Loughborough Univ of Technology) was born on May - 20.   

1923  On May - 20 birth of edith Fellows, Boston, actress (Pennies From Heaven, City Streets)   

1923  On May - 20 birth of hugh Beach, British General   

1923  On this day in history birth of samuel Selvon, author   

1924  On May - 20 birth of betty Driver, actress (Coronation St, Pardon the Expression)   

1924  Peter Shore, MP (Labour) was born on this day in history.   

1925  On May - 20 birth of d French Slaughter Jr, (Rep-R-VA, 1985- )   

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0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on this day in history.   

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

1285  On May - 20 death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  On this day in history bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  On May - 20 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 May - 20.