May 20

Events


 * 1901 - Fessenden applies for high-frequency dynamo patent

Births


 * 1554 – Paolo Bellasio, Italian composer (d. 1594)
 * 1920 – Betty Driver, English singer and actress
 * 1932 – Bob Florence, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger (d. 2008)
 * 1940 – Shorty Long, American musician (d. 1969)
 * 1942 – Jill Jackson, American singer
 * 1943 – Al Bano, Italian singer
 * 1944 – Joe Cocker, British singer
 * 1944 – Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch singer
 * 1946 – Cher, American singer
 * 1954 – Guy Hoffman, American musician (Violent Femmes)
 * 1955 – Zbigniew Preisner, Polish film composer
 * 1958 – Jane Wiedlin, American singer (The Go-Go's)
 * 1960 – Chuck Brodsky, American musician
 * 1972 – Busta Rhymes, American singer and rapper
 * 1984 – Kenny Vasoli, American singer