Famous Personalities Born In January - 20
Tuesday, 30 December 2025
1292 Elisabeth I of Bohemia (d. 1330) was born on this day in history. 

1358 Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (d. 1382) was born on January - 20. 

1435 Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (d. 1490) was born on this day in history. 

1554 King Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history. 

1586 Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel) was born on this day in history. 

1622 On this day in history birth of susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns 

1654 On this day in history birth of michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet 

1664 Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (d. 1718) was born on January - 20. 

1681 Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer was born on January - 20. 

1703 On January - 20 birth of joseph-Hector Fiocco, composer 

1716 Carlos III, king of Naples/Spain (1759-88) Pompei/Jesuits was born on January - 20. 

1716 On January - 20 birth of king Charles III of Spain (d. 1788) 

1716 Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer and numismatist (d. 1795) was born on January - 20. 

1732 Richard H Lee, US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on January - 20. 

1743 On this day in history birth of pascal Boyer, composer 

1761 On this day in history birth of giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer 

1762 Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer was born on this day in history. 

1763 On January - 20 birth of theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot 

1775 On this day in history birth of andré-Marie Ampère, French physicist (d. 1836) 

1781 Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848) was born on this day in history. 

1782 On this day in history birth of johan B J F S, archduke of Austria 

1783 On this day in history birth of justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (d. 1860) 

1798 Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (d. 1858) was born on this day in history. 

1804 Eugène Sue, French novelist (d. 1857) was born on this day in history. 

1806 Nathaniel Willis, writer/editor/founder (American Monthly Mag) was born on this day in history. 

1809 Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma) was born on this day in history. 

1812 Ralph Pomeroy Buckland, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on January - 20. 

1812 On this day in history birth of thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (d. 1896) 

1813 On this day in history birth of jacon Gartner Lauman, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 

1820 Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women was born on January - 20. 

1831 On this day in history birth of pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa) 

1834 George D. Robinson, 34th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on this day in history. 

1837 David Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910) was born on January - 20. 

1843 On this day in history birth of pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid, Constantinople, London) 

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