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    This Is HISTORY | Birthdays

    Sep 20 1486

    Arthur Prince of Wales English crown prince son of King Henry VII of England 1st husband of Catherine of Aragon born in Winchester England (d. 1502)

    Sep 20 1593

    Gottfried Scheidt German composer and organist born in Halle Germany (d. 1661)

    Sep 20 1599

    Christian the Younger German Protestant military leader born in Grningen Germany (d. 1623)

    Sep 20 1653

    Benedict Schultheiss German composer born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1693)

    Sep 20 1663

    Pirro Capacelli Italian aristocrat and composer born in Bologna Italy (d. 1735)

    Sep 20 1665

    Johannes van der Hagen Dutch vicar and genealogist born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1739)

    Sep 20 1706

    Frantiek Vclav Habermann Czech composer born in Lzn Kynvart Czech Republic (d. 1783)

    Sep 20 1744

    Giacomo Quarenghi Italian-Russian master builder and architect (Hermitage Theater) born in Rota dImagna Republic of Venice (d. 1817)

    Sep 20 1744

    Thomas Grosvenor American Revolutionary War hero (d. 1825)

    Sep 20 1746

    Mric Beovsk Slovak military officer explorer and self-declared King of Madagascar born in Verb Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1786)

    Sep 20 1777

    Ramn Cullar y Altarriba Spanish composer born in Santiago de Compostela Spain (d. 1833)

    Sep 20 1791

    Sergey Aksakov Russian writer (Semejnaja chronika) born in Ufa Russian Empire (d. 1859) [NS 1001]

    Sep 20 1795

    Charles Zeuner German-American composer and organist born in Eisleben Saxony (d. 1857)

    Sep 20 1809

    Sterling Old Pap Price American lawyer U.S. Army Brigadier General and politician (11th Governor of Missouri) born in Prince Edward County Virginia (d. 1867)

    Sep 20 1810

    Alpheus Starkey Williams American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Deep River Connecticut (d. 1878)

    Sep 20 1820

    George Washington Morgan American lawyer politician and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Washington County Pennsylvania (d. 1893)

    Sep 20 1820

    John Fulton Reynolds American Major General (Union Army) born in Lancaster Pennsylvania (d. 1863)

    Sep 20 1832

    Johann Joseph Abert German composer born in Gastorf Bohemia (d. 1915)

    Sep 20 1842

    James Dewar Scottish chemist and physicist (Dewarflescordiet) born in Kincardine-on-Forth Scotland (d. 1923)

    Sep 20 1844

    William H. Illingworth English-American photographer born in Leeds England (d. 1893)

    Sep 20 1846

    Agnes Tyrrell Czech pianist and composer born in Brno Moravia (d. 1883)

    Sep 20 1847

    Sergey Nechayev Russian Nihilist (Catechism Revolutionary) born in Ivanovo Russia (d. 1882)

    Sep 20 1852

    douard Empain Belgian railway builder (Paris Metro) born in Belil Belgium (d. 1929)

    Sep 20 1853

    Rama V [Chulalongkorn] King of Thailand (1868-1910) born in Grand Palace Bangkok Siam (d. 1910)

    Sep 20 1861

    Herbert Putnam American Librarian of Congress born in NYC New York (d. 1955)

    Sep 20 1865

    Lubor Niederle Czech archaeologist and anthropologist born in Klatovy Czech Republic (d. 1944)

    Sep 20 1866

    Gustave Doret Swiss composer born in Aigle Switzerland (d. 1943)

    Sep 20 1869

    George Robey English musical theatre actor and comedian born in Herue Hill Kent England (d. 1954)

    Sep 20 1869

    Marcel Cachin French politician and co-founder of the French Communist Party born in Plourivo Ctes dArmor France (d. 1958)

    Sep 20 1872

    Maurice Gamelin French Army general (unable to stop the German assault on France (May 1940)) born in Paris (d. 1958)

    Sep 20 1873

    Robert Wrenn American tennis player (US Open 1893-94 1896-97) born in Highland Park Illinois (d. 1925)

    Sep 20 1873

    Sidney Olcott Canadian film director (Ben Hur) born in Toronto Ontario Canada (d. 1949)

    Sep 20 1873

    Ferenc Szisz Hungarian race car driver (winner of the 1st Grand Prix motor racing) born in Szeghalom Hungary (d. 1944)

    HISTORICAL EVENTS | ON THIS DAY

    Sep 20 1066 Battle of Fulford Yorkshire Harald III Hardrada of Norway defeats Northern Saxon Earls Edwin and Morcar

    Sep 20 1378 Robert de Geneve butcher of Cesena crowned anti-pope Clemens VII

    Sep 20 1565 Spaniards capture Fort Caroline Florida & massacre the French

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