Famous Birthdays In May - 20

1911  On May - 20 birth of gardner Fox, American writer (d. 1986)   

1912  Joseph Proce, 3rd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives) was born on May - 20.   

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

1913  Ion Dumitrescu, composer was born on May - 20.   

1913  On May - 20 birth of william Hewlett, cofounder (Hewlett-Packard Co)   

1914  Corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.   

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

1915  On May - 20 birth of moshe Dayan, Israeli general/minister of Defense   

1915  Peter Copley, actor (Victim, King & Country) was born on this day in history.   

1916  Cornelie Coposu, politician was born on May - 20.   

1916  John McIntyre, theologian was born on this day in history.   

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

1916  On this day in history birth of trebisonda Valla, Italian athlete (d. 2006)   

1916  On this day in history birth of alexei Petrovich Maresiev, Russian flying ace (d. 2001)   

1917  On May - 20 birth of enyss Djemil, composer   

1917  On May - 20 birth of richard Charles Cobb, historian   

1917  Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1967) was born on May - 20.   

1917  On May - 20 birth of bergur Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic politician (d. 2005)   

1918  On this day in history birth of edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)   

1919  George Gobel, Chicago Ill, comedian/TV personality (I Love My Wife) was born on this day in history.   

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

1920  John Cruickshank, banker was born on May - 20.   

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

1921  John Harrison, British vice admiral/surgeon was born on May - 20.   

1921  John Marchi, (Rep-R-NY) was born on May - 20.   

1921  On May - 20 birth of w Borchert, writer   

1921  Hal Newhouser, American baseball player (d. 1998) was born on this day in history.   

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

1923  On this day in history birth of edith Fellows, Boston, actress (Pennies From Heaven, City Streets)   

1923  Hugh Beach, British General was born on this day in history.   

1923  Samuel Selvon, author was born on this day in history.   

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

1924  On May - 20 birth of peter Shore, MP (Labour)   

1925  On this day in history birth of d French Slaughter Jr, (Rep-R-VA, 1985- )   

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0685  Death of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645) on May - 20.   

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  Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies on May - 20.   

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

1503  On May - 20 death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

1506  On this day in history christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55