Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)  

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)  

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

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  On this day in history birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.  

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)  

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1719  Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791) was born on August - 20.  

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

1720  Bernard de Bury, composer was born on August - 20.  

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

1764  On this day in history birth of charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies  

1776  Bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 20.  

1785  Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") was born on this day in history.  

1788  Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer was born on August - 20.  

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

1833  Benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893) was born on August - 20.  

1842  Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

1845  St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916) was born on August - 20.  

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 August - 20.  

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 August - 20.  

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  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on this day in history.  

1153  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1632  On August - 20 death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38