Famous Birthdays In October - 20

1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on October - 20.   

1616  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On October - 20 birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.   

1656  On October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

1660  Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1677  Stanislaus I LeszczyÅ„ski, King of Poland (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1679  Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer was born on October - 20.   

1700  Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans, Duchess of Modena (d. 1761) was born on October - 20.   

1711  Timothy Ruggles, American-born Tory politician (d. 1795) was born on October - 20.   

1719  On October - 20 birth of gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist   

1740  On October - 20 birth of belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)   

1751  On October - 20 birth of hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior   

1759  Chauncey Goodrich, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (d. 1815) was born on October - 20.   

1780  On this day in history birth of m Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla   

1784  On this day in history birth of lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs   

1785  George Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873) was born on October - 20.   

1788  On October - 20 birth of philip Knapton, composer   

1792  Anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer was born on October - 20.   

1792  Colin Campbell/Lord Clyde, British officer (Sepoy-uprising) was born on this day in history.   

1808  Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus) was born on this day in history.   

1812  On October - 20 birth of austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer   

1819  On October - 20 birth of daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1819  On this day in history birth of karol Mikuli, composer   

1819  The Báb, Persian founder of the Bábí Faith (d. 1850) was born on October - 20.   

1820  On October - 20 birth of benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1820  George Jerrison Stannard, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on October - 20.   

1822  On this day in history birth of mansfield Lovell, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1884   

1823  On October - 20 birth of thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days)   

1832  On October - 20 birth of constantin Lipsius, German architect (d. 1894)   

1843  On this day in history birth of victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur   

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0460  On this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on this day in history.   

1187  On October - 20 urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on October - 20.   

1274  On this day in history engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on October - 20.