Famous Birthdays In August - 20

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  BolesÅ‚aw 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-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  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

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

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on this day in history.