Famous Birthdays In August - 20

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 this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright  

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)  

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam  

1665  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

1666  On August - 20 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 August - 20.  

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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  On August - 20 birth of bernard de Bury, composer  

1756  On August - 20 birth of bernardo Bittoni, composer  

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

1776  On August - 20 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 August - 20.  

1785  Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") was born on this day in history.  

1788  On August - 20 birth of jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer  

1799  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician was born on this day in history.  

1802  On this day in history birth of cadwalader Ringgold, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1867  

1811  On August - 20 birth of gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890  

1820  Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 20.  

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 August - 20 birth of st. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916)  

1847  Bolesław Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.  

1847  Andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889) was born on August - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

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  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.  

1153  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies  

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies  

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 August - 20.  

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