Famous Birthdays In December - 20

1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 20.   

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

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.   

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

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

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)   

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

1659  Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on this day in history.   

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

1720  Charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender] was born on December - 20.   

1729  On December - 20 birth of franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer   

1758  On December - 20 birth of othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer   

1774  On December - 20 birth of guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer   

1786  Pietro Raimondi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1792  Nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845) was born on December - 20.   

1805  Thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry was born on this day in history.   

1807  On December - 20 birth of richard Lucian Page, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1808  Thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history birth of friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer   

1812  Achille Peri, composer was born on December - 20.   

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

1819  On December - 20 birth of john Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850)   

1825  On this day in history 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 December - 20.   

1838  Edwin Abbott Abbott, English schoolmaster, theologian, and author (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

1841  Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932) was born on December - 20.   

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

1859  On this day in history birth of antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher   

1860  Dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

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

1865  On this day in history birth of maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)   

1865  Elsie De Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.   

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0069  Death of Aulus Vitellius, Roman commandant of Rhine & 7th emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0217  Death of Pope Zephyrinus on December - 20.   

0860  Death of King Ethelbald of Wessex on this day in history.   

0910  Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies on December - 20.   

1022  Death of Elvira Mendes, wife of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian poet