Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 20

1870  Maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Urdu, Pakistani scholar (d.1961) was born on this day in history.   

1871  On April - 20 birth of william Henry Davies, Wales, poet (Autobiography of a Super Tramp)   

1876  On April - 20 birth of gerard J Arbous, actor/publicist (Prince William of Orange)   

1879  Robert Lynd, Irish writer/critic (Pleasures of Ignorance) was born on April - 20.   

1879  On this day in history birth of paul Poiret, French couturier (d. 1944)   

1881  Nikolai Miaskovsky, Novogeorievsk Poland, composer (Kirov is With Us) was born on this day in history.   

1881  On April - 20 birth of sem Dresden, composer/conductor   

1882  On this day in history birth of holland Smith, U.S. General (d. 1967)   

1884  On April - 20 birth of princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1966)   

1889  Adolph Hitler, Braunau Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45) was born on this day in history.   

1889  Albert Jean Amateau, Turkish-born businessman and social activist (d. 1996) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On April - 20 birth of adolf Scharf, president Austria (1957-65)   

1890  On this day in history birth of maurice Duplessis, premier of Québec, known as "Le Chef" (d. 1959)   

1893  Harold Lloyd, Burchard Neb, silent comic (Why Worry, Safety Last) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of hermann Ungar, writer   

1893  Juan Mira, Spain, painter/sculptor (Dog Barking at the Moon) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of edna Parker, American supercentenarian   

1893  On April - 20 birth of joan Miró, Spanish painter (d. 1983)   

1894  Martinus Nijhoff, poet/interpreter/linguistic (spelling) was born on this day in history.   

1895  Emile Christian, American musician (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.   

1896  Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) was born on this day in history.   

1896  Wop May, Canadian aviator (d. 1952) was born on April - 20.   

1897  On April - 20 birth of bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh)   

1897  Gregory Ratoff, Petrograd Russia, actor/director (Corsican Brothers) was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of fred Raymond, composer   

1900  Kees Verwey, painter/water colors painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1901  Michel Leiris, French cultural anthropologist was born on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history birth of donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed)   

1902  Vesselin Stoyanov, composer was born on this day in history.   

1903  On April - 20 birth of dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife & Comrade)   

1904  On April - 20 birth of bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong)   

1904  George Stibitz, American scientist (d. 1995) was born on April - 20.   

1907  Alan Reed, actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone) was born on April - 20.   

1907  Miran Bux, cricketer (his one season of Test & 1st-class play 1954-55) was born on April - 20.   

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1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on this day in history.   

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on April - 20.   

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  On this day in history death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)   

1534  On this day in history elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake