Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.  

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.  

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright  

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.  

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam  

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.  

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.  

1702  Stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.  

1710  Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rules of Simpson) was born on this day in history.  

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1719  On August - 20 birth of charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791)  

1719  On this day in history birth of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783)  

1720  On August - 20 birth of bernard de Bury, composer  

1756  Bernardo Bittoni, composer was born on this day in history.  

1764  On this day in history birth of charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies  

1776  Bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.  

1778  Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile was born on this day in history.  

1779  On this day in history birth of jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848)  

1785  On August - 20 birth of oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")  

1788  On this day in history birth of jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer  

1799  On this day in history birth of heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician  

1802  On this day in history birth of cadwalader Ringgold, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1867  

1811  On August - 20 birth of gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890  

1820  On this day in history birth of adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer  

1824  On August - 20 birth of absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905  

1832  Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, inventor, died in 1913 was born on this day in history.  

1833  Benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893) was born on August - 20.  

1842  Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

1845  St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.  

1847  On this day in history birth of bolesław Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912)  

1847  Andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889) was born on August - 20.  

1856  On August - 20 birth of innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]  

1856  Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909) was born on August - 20.  

1860  Raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912) was born on this day in history.  

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0535  On this day in history death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick  

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.  

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.  

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on August - 20.  

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on August - 20.  

1580  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

1632  On August - 20 death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38