Famous Birthdays In August - 20

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

1526  On August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)  

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.  

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.  

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

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.  

1665  On this day in history 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 August - 20.  

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1719  On August - 20 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 August - 20.  

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

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

1764  Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies was born on this day in history.  

1776  Bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842) was born on August - 20.  

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

1779  Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848) was born on August - 20.  

1785  On this day in history birth of oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")  

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 this day in history.  

1811  Gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 was born on this day in history.  

1820  On August - 20 birth of adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer  

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

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

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  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] was born on this day in history.  

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

1860  On August - 20 birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)  

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0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on August - 20.  

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

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies  

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

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.  

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  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on this day in history.