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Apr 20 1494

John Agricola [Schneider] German theologian a friend of Martin Luther born in Eisleben Germany (d.1566)

Apr 20 1586

Saint Rose of Lima [Isabel Flores de Olivia] Peruvian saint a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic born in Lima Peru (d. 1617)

Apr 20 1594

Matthus Appelt German composer born in Neustadt Silesia (d. 1648)

Apr 20 1633

Emperor Go-Kmy 110th emperor of Japan born in Kyoto Japan (d. 1654)

Apr 20 1646

Charles Plumier French botanist (Frangipani genus Plumeria is named after him) born in Marseille France (d. 1704)

Apr 20 1650

William Bedloe English fraudster and Popish Plot informer born in Chepstow Monmouthshire (d. 1680)

Apr 20 1668

Yuri Troubetzkoy Governor of Belgorod (d. 1739)

Apr 20 1705

Balthasar Schmid German composer and printer born in Nuremberg Bavaria (d. 1749)

Apr 20 1718

David Brainerd American missionary to the Native Americans born in Haddam Connecticut (d. 1747)

Apr 20 1723

Cornelius Harnett American delegate to the Continental Congress born in Edenton Chowan County North Carolina (d. 1781)

Apr 20 1725

Johann Friedrich Klffler German composer born in Kassel Germany (d. 1790)

Apr 20 1726

Jozef de Ferraris French-Austrian general and cartographer born in Lunville France (d. 1814)

Apr 20 1745

Philippe Pinel French physician (the father of modern psychiatry) born in Jonquires France (d. 1826)

Apr 20 1748

Georg Michael Telemann German composer born in Pln Germany (d. 1831)

Apr 20 1748

Guillaume Albert Teniers Flemish composer born in Leuven Belgium (d. 1820)

Apr 20 1761

Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier German composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1805)

Apr 20 1808

Napoleon III Emperor of France (1852-70) born in Paris (d. 1873)

Apr 20 1809

John S. Preston American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Abingdon Virginia (d. 1881)

Apr 20 1818

Heinrich Gbel German-born mechanic and inventor born in Springe Germany (d. 1893)

Apr 20 1824

Alfred H. Colquitt American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Monroe Georgia (d. 1894)

Apr 20 1826

Dinah Craik English writer (John Halifax Gentleman) born in Stoke-on-Trent (d. 1887)

Apr 20 1827

John Gibbon American Major General (Union Army) born in Holmesburg Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1896)

Apr 20 1839

Carol I King of Romania (1881-1914) born in Sigmaringen Germany (d. 1914)

Apr 20 1840

Odilon Redon [Bertrand-Jean Redon] French symbolist painter born in Bordeaux (d. 1916)

Apr 20 1850

Daniel Chester French American sculptor (Minute Man) born in Exeter New Hampshire (d. 1931)

Apr 20 1851

Young Tom Morris Scottish professional golfer born in St Andrews Fife Scotland (d. 1875)

Apr 20 1857

Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken Dutch painter and author (HW Knife Day) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1930)

Apr 20 1857

Hermann Bang Danish writer born in Asserballe Denmark (d. 1912)

Apr 20 1858

Auguste Chapuis French composer born in Dampierre-sur-Salon France (d. 1933)

Apr 20 1860

Charles Gordon Curtis American inventor (Curtis-steam turbine) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1953)

Apr 20 1860

Pieter Jelles Troelstra Dutch politician (SDAP) born in Leeuwarden Netherlands (d. 1930)

Apr 20 1866

Victor Hollaender German composer born in Leobschutz Silesia (d. 1940)

Apr 20 1870

Simeon Roncal Bolivian composer born in Sucre Bolivia (d. 1953)

Apr 20 1139 2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome

Apr 20 1505 Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg

Apr 20 1650 Dutch East India Company (VOC) management sets new guidelines

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