Famous Birthdays In August - 20
Thursday, 21 September 2023
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 this day in history 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 August - 20.
1666 On August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer
1702 On August - 20 birth of stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal
1710 On August - 20 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 this day in history.
1720 On this day in history birth of bernard de Bury, composer
1756 On this day in history birth of bernardo Bittoni, composer
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 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 August - 20 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 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 this day in history birth of gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
1820 Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer was born on August - 20.
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 On this day in history birth of juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter
1845 St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.
1847 On August - 20 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 August - 20.
1856 Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909) was born on August - 20.
1860 On this day in history birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)