Famous Personalities Born In August - 20
Monday, 16 June 2025
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 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 On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)
1637 Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.
1665 Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.
1666 Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.
1702 On this day in history birth of stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal
1710 On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rules of Simpson)
1719 Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.
1719 Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783) was born on August - 20.
1720 On this day in history birth of bernard de Bury, composer
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 On this day in history birth of bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842)
1778 Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile was born on this day in history.
1779 Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.
1785 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 On August - 20 birth of gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
1820 On August - 20 birth of adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer
1824 Absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.
1832 On August - 20 birth of thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, inventor, died in 1913
1833 Benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893) was born on this day in history.
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 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 Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] was born on this day in history.
1856 Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909) was born on August - 20.
1860 On August - 20 birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)