Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.  

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)  

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright  

1632  On August - 20 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  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

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 August - 20 birth of thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rules of Simpson)  

1719  On August - 20 birth of charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791)  

1719  On this day in history birth of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783)  

1720  On August - 20 birth of bernard de Bury, composer  

1756  On this day in history birth of bernardo Bittoni, composer  

1764  Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies was born on August - 20.  

1776  Bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842) was born on August - 20.  

1778  On this day in history birth of bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile  

1779  Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.  

1785  On August - 20 birth of oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")  

1788  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of st. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916)  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies  

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.  

1538  On this day in history death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1572  On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)  

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38