Famous Personalities Born In February - 20

1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on this day in history.   

1507  On this day in history birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

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

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on February - 20.   

1656  On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

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

1745  On this day in history birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer   

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

1751  Johann Heinrich Voß, German poet (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.   

1752  On this day in history birth of charles Broche, composer   

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 February - 20.   

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  On February - 20 birth of ferdinando Carulli, composer   

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

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 20 birth of charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer   

1803  On February - 20 birth of friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

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

1808  Daumier, Marseilles France, artist was born on February - 20.   

1809  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on February - 20.   

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

1816  On this day in history birth of josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer   

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

1820  On February - 20 birth of mahlon Dickerson Manson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1827  Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1912 was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908)   

1844  On this day in history 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  On this day in history yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

1154  On this day in history death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

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

1194  On this day in history tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  On February - 20 death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

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