Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on this day in history.  

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.  

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

1625  On this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright  

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)  

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

1665  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

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

1702  Stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal was born on August - 20.  

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 August - 20 birth of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783)  

1720  Bernard de Bury, composer was born on August - 20.  

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

1764  Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies was born on August - 20.  

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

1778  On this day in history birth of bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile  

1779  On August - 20 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  Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer was born on this day in history.  

1799  On August - 20 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  Absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905 was born on August - 20.  

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

1833  On August - 20 birth of benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893)  

1842  On August - 20 birth of juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter  

1845  On August - 20 birth of st. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916)  

1847  BolesÅ‚aw Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.  

1847  Andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.  

1856  On this day in history birth of innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]  

1856  Jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.  

1860  On this day in history birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)  

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0535  On August - 20 death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick  

0984  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies  

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

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies  

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.  

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