Famous Birthdays In January - 20

1292  On this day in history birth of elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330)   

1358  On January - 20 birth of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382)   

1435  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490)   

1554  King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on January - 20.   

1586  Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns was born on January - 20.   

1654  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet was born on January - 20.   

1664  On January - 20 birth of giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (d. 1718)   

1681  On this day in history birth of francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer   

1703  Joseph-Hector Fiocco, composer was born on January - 20.   

1716  On January - 20 birth of carlos III, king of Naples/Spain (1759-88) Pompei/Jesuits   

1716  King Charles III of Spain (d. 1788) was born on this day in history.   

1716  Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer and numismatist (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.   

1732  Richard H Lee, US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on January - 20.   

1743  Pascal Boyer, composer was born on January - 20.   

1761  Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1762  On January - 20 birth of jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer   

1763  Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot was born on this day in history.   

1775  André-Marie Ampère, French physicist (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.   

1781  On January - 20 birth of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848)   

1782  Johan B J F S, archduke of Austria was born on January - 20.   

1783  Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860) was born on January - 20.   

1798  Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (d. 1858) was born on January - 20.   

1804  On this day in history birth of eugène Sue, French novelist (d. 1857)   

1806  Nathaniel Willis, writer/editor/founder (American Monthly Mag) was born on January - 20.   

1809  On January - 20 birth of sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma)   

1812  On January - 20 birth of ralph Pomeroy Buckland, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1812  On January - 20 birth of thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (d. 1896)   

1813  Jacon Gartner Lauman, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 was born on January - 20.   

1820  On this day in history birth of anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women   

1831  Pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa) was born on January - 20.   

1834  On this day in history birth of george D. Robinson, 34th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

1837  On January - 20 birth of david Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910)   

1843  Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid, Constantinople, London) was born on January - 20.   

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0250  Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0287  On this day in history death of st. Sebastian   

0820  Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies on this day in history.   

0842  On January - 20 theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies   

0882  Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies on January - 20.   

1156  Death of Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland on this day in history.   

1191  Death of Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. 1167) on January - 20.   

1479  On this day in history john II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81