Famous Personalities Born In August - 20

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 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 August - 20.   

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

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

1580  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

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