Famous Personalities Born 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 August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on this day in history.   

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

1637  On August - 20 birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.   

1666  On August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer   

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.   

1719  On this day in history birth of charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791)   

1719  Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Bernard de Bury, composer was born on this day in history.   

1756  Bernardo Bittoni, composer was born on August - 20.   

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 August - 20.   

1778  On August - 20 birth of bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile   

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

1785  Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") was born on August - 20.   

1788  On August - 20 birth of jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer   

1799  On August - 20 birth of heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician   

1802  Cadwalader Ringgold, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1867 was born on August - 20.   

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

1820  Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer was born on August - 20.   

1824  Absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905 was born on August - 20.   

1832  On this day in history birth of thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, inventor, died in 1913   

1833  On this day in history birth of benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893)   

1842  Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter was born on August - 20.   

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

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

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

1856  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] was born on August - 20.   

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

0984  On August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.   

1538  On this day in history death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

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

1580  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38