Famous Birthdays In February - 20

1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on this day in history.   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on February - 20.   

1632  On February - 20 birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on February - 20.   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.   

1745  On February - 20 birth of henry James Pye, English poet (d. 1813)   

1751  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Voß, German poet (d. 1826)   

1752  On this day in history birth of charles Broche, composer   

1753  On February - 20 birth of louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (d. 1815)   

1757  On this day in history birth of john 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist (d. 1834)   

1763  On this day in history birth of adalbert Gyrowetz, composer   

1770  Ferdinando Carulli, composer was born on February - 20.   

1779  Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington was born on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history birth of adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher   

1791  On February - 20 birth of carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

1794  On February - 20 birth of william Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869)   

1796  On this day in history birth of eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

1802  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1803  Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer was born on February - 20.   

1805  Angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer was born on February - 20.   

1808  On February - 20 birth of daumier, Marseilles France, artist   

1809  On this day in history birth of albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1809  On this day in history birth of henry Walton Wessells, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1816  Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer was born on February - 20.   

1819  Alfred Escher, Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur (d. 1882) was born on February - 20.   

1820  Mahlon Dickerson Manson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.   

1827  Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1912 was born on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history birth of allessandro d'Ancona, Italian philologist   

1838  James Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history birth of benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908)   

1844  On February - 20 birth of ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics)   

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0702  Death of K'inich Kan B'alam II, king of the Maya state of Palenque (b. 635) on February - 20.   

1054  On February - 20 yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on February - 20.   

1171  On February - 20 death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on February - 20.   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on February - 20.   

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on February - 20.   

1431  On February - 20 martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies