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    This Is HISTORY | Birthdays

    Jul 20 1304

    Francesco Petrarch Italian poet (Italia Mia) born Arezzo Tuscany (d. 1374)

    Jul 20 1513

    Gaspar Schetz Dutch treasurer-general born in Antwerp (d. 1580)

    Jul 20 1519

    Pope Innocent IX [Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti] 230th Catholic pope (1591) born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1591)

    Jul 20 1537

    Arnaud dOssat French diplomat and writer born in Larroque-Magnoac France (d. 1604)

    Jul 20 1659

    Hyacinthe Rigaud French painter born in Perpignan France (d. 1743)

    Jul 20 1663

    Pierre Drevet French engraver born in Loire-sur-Rhne Lyon (d. 1738)

    Jul 20 1709

    James Harris English philosopher born in Salisbury Wiltshire (d. 1780)

    Jul 20 1726

    William Jones English composer and curate born in Lowick (d. 1800)

    Jul 20 1744

    Henri Hamal composer born in Liege (d. 1810)

    Jul 20 1754

    Antoine Destutt de Tracy French Enlightenment philosopher born in Paris (d. 1836)

    Jul 20 1757

    Garsevan Chavchavadze Georgian diplomat and politician born in Georgia (d. 1811)

    Jul 20 1762

    Jakob Haibel Austrian composer born in Graz Austria (d.1826)

    Jul 20 1766

    Thomas Bruce 7th earl of Elgin & Kincardine British diplomat born in Broomhall Fife Scotland (d. 1841)

    Jul 20 1774

    Auguste Marmont French marshal born in Chtillon-sur-Seine France (d. 1852)

    Jul 20 1779

    Ignaz Schuster Austrian composer born in Vienna (d. 1835)

    Jul 20 1785

    Mahmud II Sultan of Turkey (1808-39) born in Topkap Palace Istanbul Turkey (d. 1839)

    Jul 20 1793

    Aleksander Fredro Polish poet and comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski) born in Surochw Poland (d. 1876)

    Jul 20 1796

    Edward Hodges English organist and composer born in Bristol (d. 1867)

    Jul 20 1797

    Pawe Edmund Strzelecki Polish explorer and geologist born in Glausche Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1873)

    Jul 20 1803

    Jakob Zeugheer Swiss composer born in Zrich (d. 1865)

    Jul 20 1804

    Richard Owen English zoologist (Dinosauria) born in Lancaster England (d. 1892)

    Jul 20 1806

    John Sterling Scottish writer born in Isle of Bute United Kingdom (d. 1844)

    Jul 20 1811

    James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin & Kincardine and Governor (Jamaica) born in London (d. 1863)

    Jul 20 1816

    William Bowman English anatomist born in Nantwich Cheshire (d. 1892)

    Jul 20 1819

    Paul Henrion French composer born in Paris (d. 1901)

    Jul 20 1824

    Alexander Schimmelfennig Prussian-American political revolutionary and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Bromberg Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1865)

    Jul 20 1836

    Thomas Allbutt English physiologist (Diseases of the Heart) born in Dewsbury Yorkshire (d. 1925)

    Jul 20 1837

    Hans Sommer German theatre composer born in Brunswick (d. 1922)

    Jul 20 1838

    Augustin Daly American playwright and theatrical manager born in Plymouth North Carolina (d. 1899)

    Jul 20 1838

    George Otto Trevelyan British statesman and biographer (d. 1928)

    Jul 20 1849

    Robert Anderson Van Wyck Mayor of New York City (d. 1918)

    Jul 20 1852

    Theo Heemskerk Dutch lawyer and chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) born in Amsterdam (d. 1932)

    Jul 20 1853

    Geo[rge] Poggenbeek Dutch water colors painter

    HISTORICAL EVENTS | ON THIS DAY

    Jul 20 1031 Henry I succeeds father Robert II as King of the Franks (-60)

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    Jul 20 1495 French viceroy of Naples Montpensier surrenders

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