Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.  

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

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

1625  On August - 20 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 this day in history.  

1666  On this day in history 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  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  Bernard de Bury, composer was born on August - 20.  

1756  On this day in history birth of bernardo Bittoni, composer  

1764  On August - 20 birth of charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies  

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

1778  Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile was born on this day in history.  

1779  On August - 20 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  Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer was born on August - 20.  

1799  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician was born on this day in history.  

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  Absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.  

1832  Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, inventor, died in 1913 was born on August - 20.  

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 August - 20.  

1847  BolesÅ‚aw Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912) was born on August - 20.  

1847  On this day in history birth of andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889)  

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

1856  On August - 20 birth of jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909)  

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

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0535  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1572  On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)  

1580  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

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