Famous Birthdays In December - 20
Thursday, 16 May 2024
1494 On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)
1537 On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
1539 Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.
1566 On this day in history birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)
1579 On December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)
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 Pieter de Hoogh, Dutch painter was born on December - 20.
1659 Francois Fagel, Dutch lawyer/statesman was born on this day in history.
1717 Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (d. 1787) was born on December - 20.
1720 On December - 20 birth of charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender]
1729 On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer
1758 On December - 20 birth of othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer
1774 Guillaume-Perre-Antoine Gatayes, composer was born on December - 20.
1786 On December - 20 birth of pietro Raimondi, composer
1792 On this day in history birth of nicolas Charlet, French painter (d. 1845)
1805 Thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry was born on this day in history.
1807 On this day in history 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 December - 20.
1809 On this day in history birth of friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer
1812 On December - 20 birth of achille Peri, composer
1813 Samuel Jordan Kirkwood, (Gov-Iowa)/US Sect of Interior (1881-82) was born on December - 20.
1819 On this day in history birth of john Geary, 1st SF postmaster, 1st mayor (May 1, 1850)
1825 Romeyn Beck Ayres, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888 was born on December - 20.
1833 On December - 20 birth of samuel A Mudd, doctor, convicted of giving medical aid to JW Booth
1838 On this day in history birth of edwin Abbott Abbott, English schoolmaster, theologian, and author (d. 1926)
1841 Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.
1858 Jean/Johannes T "Jan" Toorop, Dutch painter/graphic artist (3 Brides) was born on December - 20.
1859 On December - 20 birth of antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher
1860 Dan Leno, English entertainer (d. 1904) was born on December - 20.
1861 Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926) was born on December - 20.
1865 On December - 20 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.