Famous Birthdays In August - 20
Friday, 25 October 2024
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 Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.
1625 Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on this day in history.
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 August - 20.
1665 Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.
1666 On this day in history birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer
1702 Stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.
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 August - 20.
1719 On August - 20 birth of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783)
1720 On August - 20 birth of bernard de Bury, composer
1756 Bernardo Bittoni, composer was born on this day in history.
1764 On August - 20 birth of charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies
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 Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician was born on August - 20.
1802 On this day in history birth of cadwalader Ringgold, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1867
1811 Gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 was born on August - 20.
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 On August - 20 birth of benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893)
1842 On this day in history birth of juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter
1845 On August - 20 birth of st. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916)
1847 Bolesław Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912) was born on August - 20.
1847 On August - 20 birth of andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889)
1856 On August - 20 birth of innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]
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)