Famous Personalities Born In February - 20

1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on February - 20.   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on this day in history.   

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

1633  On this day in history birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on February - 20.   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.   

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

1751  On February - 20 birth of johann Heinrich Voß, German poet (d. 1826)   

1752  Charles Broche, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Carulli, composer   

1779  Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington was born on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history birth of adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher   

1791  On this day in history birth of carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

1794  William Carleton, Irish novelist (d. 1869) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 20.   

1803  On this day in history birth of friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

1805  Angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer was born on February - 20.   

1808  Daumier, Marseilles France, artist was born on this day in history.   

1809  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of edward Stuyvesant Bragg, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1912   

1835  Allessandro d'Ancona, Italian philologist was born on February - 20.   

1838  On this day in history birth of james Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1839  Benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1844  On February - 20 birth of ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics)   

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0702  On this day in history death of k'inich Kan B'alam II, king of the Maya state of Palenque (b. 635)   

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on this day in history.   

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

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on this day in history.   

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

1258  On this day in history death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

1408  On this day in history 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