Famous Personalities Born In December - 20

1494  On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  On December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on this day in history.   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on December - 20.   

1629  On December - 20 birth of pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter   

1659  On December - 20 birth of francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman   

1717  On December - 20 birth of charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787)   

1720  On this day in history birth of charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender]   

1729  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer   

1758  Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer was born on this day in history.   

1774  Guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer was born on December - 20.   

1786  On December - 20 birth of pietro Raimondi, composer   

1792  On this day in history birth of nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845)   

1805  On this day in history birth of thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry   

1807  Richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history birth of thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887   

1809  Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1812  On December - 20 birth of achille Peri, composer   

1813  Samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82) was born on December - 20.   

1819  John Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850) was born on this day in history.   

1825  On December - 20 birth of romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888   

1833  Samuel A Mudd, doctor, convicted of giving medical aid to JW Booth was born on this day in history.   

1838  On December - 20 birth of edwin Abbott Abbott, English schoolmaster, theologian, and author (d. 1926)   

1841  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932)   

1858  On December - 20 birth of jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist (3 Brides)   

1859  Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1860  Dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904) was born on December - 20.   

1861  On this day in history birth of ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926)   

1865  On December - 20 birth of maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)   

1865  On December - 20 birth of elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950)   

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0069  On this day in history death of aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on this day in history.   

0860  On December - 20 death of king Ethelbald of Wessex   

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on this day in history.   

1022  On December - 20 death of elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)   

1073  Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies on December - 20.   

1355  Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies on December - 20.   

1494  On December - 20 death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet