Famous Birthdays In April - 20

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 this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author was born on this day in history.   

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on April - 20.   

1633  On April - 20 birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)   

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1650  William Bedloe, English informer (d. 1680) was born on April - 20.   

1668  Yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (d. 1739) was born on April - 20.   

1705  On April - 20 birth of balthasar Schmid, composer   

1718  On April - 20 birth of david Brainerd, American missionary (d. 1747)   

1723  On April - 20 birth of cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1781)   

1725  On April - 20 birth of johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer   

1726  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry   

1748  On this day in history birth of georg Michael Telemann, composer   

1748  On this day in history birth of guillaume Albert Teniers, composer   

1761  Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer was born on April - 20.   

1808  Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71) was born on April - 20.   

1809  John Smith Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1881 was born on this day in history.   

1818  On April - 20 birth of heinrich Göbel, German-born inventor (d. 1893)   

1824  On April - 20 birth of alfred Holt Colquitt, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894   

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  Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.   

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  Auguste Chapuis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1860  Charles Gordon Curtis, US attorney/inventor (Curtis Turbine) was born on this day in history.   

1860  On April - 20 birth of pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch MP (SDAP)   

1866  Victor Hollaender, composer was born on this day in history.   

1870  Simeon Roncal, composer was born on this day in history.   

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1164  On this day in history victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on this day in history.   

1314  On this day in history clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies   

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

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1534  On April - 20 elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  On April - 20 death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)   

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