Famous Birthdays In October - 20

1435  On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

1475  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  On October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

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

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On October - 20 birth of robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1723)   

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 this day in history.   

1719  On this day in history birth of gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist   

1740  On this day in history birth of belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)   

1751  Hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior was born on this day in history.   

1759  Chauncey Goodrich, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.   

1780  M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla was born on October - 20.   

1784  Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs was born on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history birth of george Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873)   

1788  Philip Knapton, composer was born on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history birth of anton Bernhard Furstenau, composer   

1792  Colin Campbell/Lord Clyde, British officer (Sepoy-uprising) was born on October - 20.   

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

1812  Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer was born on this day in history.   

1819  Daniel Edgar Sickles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 was born on October - 20.   

1819  Karol Mikuli, composer was born on October - 20.   

1819  On October - 20 birth of the Báb, Persian founder of the Bábí Faith (d. 1850)   

1820  On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1820  On this day in history birth of george Jerrison Stannard, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

1823  Thomas Hughes, England, author (Tom Brown's School Days) was born on October - 20.   

1832  Constantin Lipsius, German architect (d. 1894) was born on October - 20.   

1843  Victor de Stuers, Dutch art connoisseur was born on October - 20.   

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

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.   

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on this day in history.