Famous Personalities Born In August - 20

1517  Antoine perrenot de granvelle: Cardinal/viceroy of naples (1571-75)   

1526  Peter opmeer: Church historian/humanist (historia martyrum)   

1561  Jacopo peri: Composer   

1625  Thomas corneille: French playwright   

1632  Louis bourdaloue: French jesuit preacher   

1637  Cornelis van aerssen: Dutch governor/co-owner of surinam   

1665  Bernardus smijtegelt: Vicar (gekrookte reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' eve: Composer   

1702  Stepan f graaf apraksin: Russian general-fieldmarshal   

1710  Thomas simpson: English mathematician (rules of simpson)   

1719  Charles-françois de broglie: Marquis de ruffec, french soldier and diplomat   

1719  Christian mayer: Czech astronomer   

1720  Bernard de bury: Composer   

1756  Bernardo bittoni: Composer   

1764  Charles f bentinck: Dutch minister of colonies   

1776  Bernardo o'higgins: South american revolutionary   

1778  Bernardo o'higgins: Won independence for chile   

1779  Jöns jakob berzelius: Swedish chemist   

1785  Oliver hazard perry: Us naval hero ("we have met the enemy")   

1788  Jose bernardo alcedo: Composer   

1799  Heinrich wa freiherr von gagern: German liberal politician   

1802  Cadwalader ringgold: Commander (union navy), died in 1867   

1811  Gilman marston: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1890   

1820  Adolfe louis eugene fetis: Composer   

1824  Absalom baird: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1905   

1832  Thaddeus sobieski constantine lowe: Inventor, died in 1913   

1833  Benjamin harrison: North bend ohio, (r) 23rd pres (1889-1893)   

1842  Juliaan de vriendt: Flemish painter   

1845  St. albert chmielowski: Polish catholic saint   

1847  BolesÅ‚aw prus: Polish writer   

1847  Andrew greenwood: England cricketer   

1856  Innokenti f annenski: Russian poet/interpreter (laodania) [ns sept 1]   

1856  Jakub bart-ĆiÅ¡inski: Sorbian writer   

1860  Raymond poincaré: France, president/pm (1912)   

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0535  Mochta of louth: Disciple of st. patrick   

0984  John xiv: [petrus canepanova], italian pope (983-84),   

1153  Bernard[us] van clairvaux: French saint,   

1384  Geert great: [gerardus magnus], theologist (getijdenboek),   

1538  Aefgen listinck: Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  Miguel lópez de legazpi: Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  Jeronymo osorio: Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

1632  Valentin de boulogne: French painter, buried at 38