Famous Birthdays In August - 20
Thursday, 18 April 2024
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 Bolesław 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-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909)
1860 On August - 20 birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)