Famous Personalities Born In February - 20

1494  On February - 20 birth of johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on February - 20.   

1632  On this day in history birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  On February - 20 birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer   

1745  On this day in history birth of henry James Pye, English poet (d. 1813)   

1751  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Voß, German poet (d. 1826)   

1752  On February - 20 birth of charles Broche, composer   

1753  On this day in history birth of louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (d. 1815)   

1757  John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer was born on February - 20.   

1770  Ferdinando Carulli, composer was born on February - 20.   

1779  Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington was born on February - 20.   

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher was born on February - 20.   

1791  Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) was born on this day in history.   

1794  On February - 20 birth of william Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869)   

1796  Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician was born on this day in history.   

1802  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1803  Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1805  On February - 20 birth of angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer   

1808  On February - 20 birth of daumier, Marseilles France, artist   

1809  On this day in history birth of albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1809  On February - 20 birth of henry Walton Wessells, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1816  Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer was born on February - 20.   

1819  On this day in history birth of alfred Escher, Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur (d. 1882)   

1820  On this day in history birth of mahlon Dickerson Manson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1827  On February - 20 birth of edward Stuyvesant Bragg, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1912   

1835  Allessandro d'Ancona, Italian philologist was born on this day in history.   

1838  James Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on February - 20.   

1839  Benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908) was born on February - 20.   

1844  On this day in history birth of ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics)   

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0702  Death of K'inich Kan B'alam II, king of the Maya state of Palenque (b. 635) on this day in history.   

1054  On February - 20 yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on this day in history.   

1171  On February - 20 death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on February - 20.   

1408  On February - 20 death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  On this day in history martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies