Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 20

1870  Maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Urdu, Pakistani scholar (d.1961) was born on this day in history.   

1871  William Henry Davies, Wales, poet (Autobiography of a Super Tramp) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history birth of gerard J Arbous, actor/publicist (Prince William of Orange)   

1879  On this day in history birth of robert Lynd, Irish writer/critic (Pleasures of Ignorance)   

1879  Paul Poiret, French couturier (d. 1944) was born on April - 20.   

1881  Nikolai Miaskovsky, Novogeorievsk Poland, composer (Kirov is With Us) was born on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history birth of sem Dresden, composer/conductor   

1882  Holland Smith, U.S. General (d. 1967) was born on April - 20.   

1884  Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

1889  On April - 20 birth of adolph Hitler, Braunau Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)   

1889  On April - 20 birth of albert Jean Amateau, Turkish-born businessman and social activist (d. 1996)   

1890  Adolf Scharf, president Austria (1957-65) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On April - 20 birth of maurice Duplessis, premier of Québec, known as "Le Chef" (d. 1959)   

1893  On April - 20 birth of harold Lloyd, Burchard Neb, silent comic (Why Worry, Safety Last)   

1893  Hermann Ungar, writer was born on this day in history.   

1893  On April - 20 birth of juan Mira, Spain, painter/sculptor (Dog Barking at the Moon)   

1893  Edna Parker, American supercentenarian was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of joan Miró, Spanish painter (d. 1983)   

1894  Martinus Nijhoff, poet/interpreter/linguistic (spelling) was born on this day in history.   

1895  Emile Christian, American musician (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history birth of senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door)   

1896  On April - 20 birth of wop May, Canadian aviator (d. 1952)   

1897  On April - 20 birth of bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh)   

1897  Gregory Ratoff, Petrograd Russia, actor/director (Corsican Brothers) was born on April - 20.   

1900  On this day in history birth of fred Raymond, composer   

1900  Kees Verwey, painter/water colors painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history birth of michel Leiris, French cultural anthropologist   

1902  Donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed) was born on April - 20.   

1902  Vesselin Stoyanov, composer was born on April - 20.   

1903  On this day in history birth of dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife & Comrade)   

1904  Bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong) was born on this day in history.   

1904  On April - 20 birth of george Stibitz, American scientist (d. 1995)   

1907  Alan Reed, actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone) was born on April - 20.   

1907  On this day in history birth of miran Bux, cricketer (his one season of Test & 1st-class play 1954-55)   

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1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on April - 20.   

1176  On this day in history death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)   

1314  On April - 20 clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies   

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on April - 20.   

1521  On this day in history death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)   

1534  On this day in history elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  On this day in history death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on April - 20.