Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 20

1851  On this day in history birth of emile Berliner, Germany, inventor (flat phonograph record)   

1851  On this day in history birth of rose Hawthorne Lathrop, US, nun/daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne   

1856  On May - 20 birth of henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter   

1860  On this day in history birth of eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917)   

1874  Folkert E Posthuma, Dutch minister of Agriculture/Industry was born on May - 20.   

1876  John Owen Jones, composer was born on this day in history.   

1881  On May - 20 birth of wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland (WW II general)   

1882  On this day in history birth of sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928)   

1883  Paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher was born on May - 20.   

1889  On May - 20 birth of felix Arndt, composer   

1889  On May - 20 birth of margery Allingham, detective story writer   

1889  William Lawther, union leader was born on this day in history.   

1890  Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde) was born on May - 20.   

1894  Adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent) was born on May - 20.   

1894  On May - 20 birth of chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994)   

1895  On May - 20 birth of reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer (Spitfire)   

1897  Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983) was born on this day in history.   

1899  On May - 20 birth of estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments)   

1899  John M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71) was born on May - 20.   

1899  Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

1901  Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37) was born on May - 20.   

1901  On May - 20 birth of otto Waldis, Austria, actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World)   

1902  Hans Sahl, writer was born on May - 20.   

1903  On this day in history birth of jerzy Fitelberg, composer   

1904  Russell Hardie, Buffalo NY, actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky) was born on May - 20.   

1905  Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing) was born on May - 20.   

1905  On May - 20 birth of harry Campion, statistician/founder (Brit Central Statistical Office)   

1906  Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

1908  On May - 20 birth of jimmy Stewart, PA, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life)   

1908  On this day in history birth of james Stewart, American actor (d. 1997)   

1909  Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist was born on this day in history.   

1909  On May - 20 birth of john Arkell, director of administration (BBC)   

1911  Annie M G Schmidt, writer (Fam Doorsnee, Jip & Janneke) was born on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history birth of gardner F[rancis] Fox, US, sci-fi author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman)   

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0685  On May - 20 death of king Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)   

1277  On May - 20 john XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies   

1285  On May - 20 death of john II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)   

1444  Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1449  On this day in history peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies   

1471  On this day in history henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies   

1503  Death of Lorenzo de Medici, Italian patron (b. 1463) on May - 20.   

1506  Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 on this day in history.