Famous Personalities Born In April - 20
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1442 Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) was born on this day in history.
1494 John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on April - 20.
1586 Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on April - 20.
1592 John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author was born on April - 20.
1594 Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on this day in history.
1633 On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)
1646 On this day in history birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)
1650 On April - 20 birth of william Bedloe, English informer (d. 1680)
1668 On this day in history birth of yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (d. 1739)
1705 Balthasar Schmid, composer was born on April - 20.
1718 On April - 20 birth of david Brainerd, American missionary (d. 1747)
1723 Cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1781) was born on April - 20.
1725 Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer was born on April - 20.
1726 On this day in history birth of jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer
1745 On this day in history birth of philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry
1748 On April - 20 birth of georg Michael Telemann, composer
1748 On April - 20 birth of guillaume Albert Teniers, composer
1761 Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer was born on this day in history.
1808 Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71) was born on this day in history.
1809 John Smith Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1881 was born on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history birth of heinrich Göbel, German-born inventor (d. 1893)
1824 Alfred Holt Colquitt, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 was born on this day in history.
1826 Dina M Craik, writer was born on April - 20.
1827 On this day in history birth of john Gibbon, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1896
1839 On this day in history birth of carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914)
1850 Daniel Chester, French/American sculptor (Minute Man) was born on this day in history.
1851 On this day in history birth of young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1875)
1857 Charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/author (HW Knife Day) was born on this day in history.
1857 Hermann Bang, writer was born on this day in history.
1858 On April - 20 birth of auguste Chapuis, composer
1860 On April - 20 birth of charles Gordon Curtis, US attorney/inventor (Curtis Turbine)
1860 On this day in history birth of pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch MP (SDAP)
1866 Victor Hollaender, composer was born on this day in history.
1870 On April - 20 birth of simeon Roncal, composer