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  On February - 20 birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on February - 20.   

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

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

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1745  Henry James Pye, English poet (d. 1813) was born on February - 20.   

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

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  On February - 20 birth of john 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist (d. 1834)   

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

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

1779  On February - 20 birth of augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington   

1784  On February - 20 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 February - 20.   

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 February - 20 birth of friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

1805  On this day in history birth of angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer   

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

1809  On February - 20 birth of albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1809  Henry Walton Wessells, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889 was born on February - 20.   

1816  Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1819  Alfred Escher, Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur (d. 1882) was born on February - 20.   

1820  Mahlon Dickerson Manson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.   

1827  Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1912 was born on February - 20.   

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  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 February - 20.   

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

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on February - 20.   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on February - 20.   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on this day in history.   

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on February - 20.   

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on February - 20.