Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 20

1851  On May - 20 birth of emile Berliner, Germany, inventor (flat phonograph record)   

1851  On May - 20 birth of rose Hawthorne Lathrop, US, nun/daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne   

1856  On May - 20 birth of henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter   

1860  On May - 20 birth of eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917)   

1874  Folkert E Posthuma, Dutch minister of Agriculture/Industry was born on May - 20.   

1876  John Owen Jones, composer was born on this day in history.   

1881  Wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland (WW II general) was born on May - 20.   

1882  On May - 20 birth of sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928)   

1883  On this day in history birth of paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher   

1889  On May - 20 birth of felix Arndt, composer   

1889  Margery Allingham, detective story writer was born on this day in history.   

1889  On May - 20 birth of william Lawther, union leader   

1890  Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde) was born on May - 20.   

1894  On this day in history birth of adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent)   

1894  Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994) was born on this day in history.   

1895  On May - 20 birth of reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer (Spitfire)   

1897  On this day in history birth of diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983)   

1899  On May - 20 birth of estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments)   

1899  On May - 20 birth of john M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71)   

1899  Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969) was born on May - 20.   

1901  Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37) was born on May - 20.   

1901  Otto Waldis, Austria, actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World) was born on May - 20.   

1902  On this day in history birth of hans Sahl, writer   

1903  On this day in history birth of jerzy Fitelberg, composer   

1904  On this day in history birth of russell Hardie, Buffalo NY, actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky)   

1905  Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Harry Campion, statistician/founder (Brit Central Statistical Office) was born on May - 20.   

1906  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989)   

1908  Jimmy Stewart, PA, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life) was born on May - 20.   

1908  James Stewart, American actor (d. 1997) was born on this day in history.   

1909  Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist was born on this day in history.   

1909  John Arkell, director of administration (BBC) was born on this day in history.   

1911  Annie M G Schmidt, writer (Fam Doorsnee, Jip & Janneke) was born on May - 20.   

1911  Gardner F[rancis] Fox, US, sci-fi author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman) was born on this day in history.   

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0685  On this day in history death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  On this day in history john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  Death of John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259) on this day in history.   

1444  On May - 20 bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63   

1449  On May - 20 peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

1471  Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies on May - 20.   

1503  On May - 20 death of lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463)   

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on May - 20.