Famous Birthdays In August - 20
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1517 On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)
1526 Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.
1561 Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.
1625 Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.
1632 On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)
1637 On August - 20 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 August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer
1702 On August - 20 birth of stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal
1710 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rules of Simpson) was born on August - 20.
1719 On this day in history birth of charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791)
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 August - 20.
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 August - 20.
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 August - 20.
1788 On August - 20 birth of jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer
1799 Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician was born on August - 20.
1802 Cadwalader Ringgold, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1867 was born on August - 20.
1811 On August - 20 birth of gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
1820 On this day in history birth of adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer
1824 Absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905 was born on August - 20.
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 August - 20 birth of juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter
1845 St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916) was born on August - 20.
1847 On this day in history birth of bolesław Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912)
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 On this day in history birth of jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909)
1860 Raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912) was born on this day in history.