Han van Meegeren

Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Van Meegeren became a national hero after World War II when it was revealed that he had sold a forged painting to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

10 October 1889

Born on the same birth day (10 October): Brown Ideye • Dean Roland • Emer Kenny • Ihsahn • James Clavell • John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll • Mary of Waltham • Nikos Spyropoulos • Ram Vilas Sharma • Ryan Hollins • Scott Hoffman • Vašo Patejdl

Born in the same month (October 1889): Abel Gance • Carl von Ossietzky • Collett E. Woolman • Dietrich von Hildebrand • Johann Gruber • Juliette Béliveau • Mikhail Naimy • R. Fraser Armstrong • Robert Z. Leonard • Teresa de la Parra